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Wait… Did Musk Really Just Do That?

Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Will Lockett
7 min readJan 21, 2025

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I couldn’t care less about Donald Trump’s inauguration. To me, it feels like watching your friend agree to get back together with their domestically abusive partner who nearly killed them just because they said sorry. WHy would I subject myself to that? But I was still shocked when I woke up, read the news, and discovered that Musk had pulled a Kanye — that is, saying the quiet part out loud. Or rather, fucking screaming it! If you couldn’t gather from the title image and the news, Elon Musk performed back-to-back Nazi salutes at Trump’s inauguration during his speech, which was followed up by the outspoken cheers of the crowd. How the fuck do we unpack this mess?

Let’s start with the obvious question: Was it actually a Nazi salute? Or did it just resemble one? Well, take a look for yourself!

Yeah, that looks like two clear Sieg Heils to me.

However, the media struggled to label it as such for a little while, and I’m not particularly surprised. It is deeply shocking, and it’s not like reporters…

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Will Lockett
Will Lockett

Written by Will Lockett

Independent journalist covering global politics, climate change and technology. Get articles early at www.planetearthandbeyond.co

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