When even the adl is more rational than you.... you might want to ask yourself some questions
The Anti Defamation League (ADL) issued a statement prior to Mr Musk’s response giving the man running the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) the benefit of the doubt.
It took to X to call for “grace” in a “delicate moment”.
“It seems that Elon Musk made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute, but again, we appreciate that people on edge,” the group wrote.
“In this moment, all sides should give one another a bit of grace, perhaps even the benefit of the doubt, and take a breath. This is a new beginning. Let’s hope for healing and work toward unity in the months and years ahead.”
Historian Aaron Astor also rebuffed accusations of Musk’s Nazi emulation.
“I have criticised Elon Musk many times for letting neo-Nazis pollute this platform,” he wrote on X, adding: “But this gesture is not a Nazi salute.”
“This is a socially awkward autistic man’s wave to the crowd where he says ‘my heart goes out to you.’”
Mr Musk announced in 2021 he had been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism.