Elon Musk Says He Will ‘Lose His Mind’ Over ‘Nazi Salute’ Posts On His X Feed

Last Updated:January 24, 2025, 10:04 IST

Elon Musk sparked controversy as he appeared to do the “Nazi salute” during US President Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony when he addressed a crowd.

Elon Musk's Nazi salute during Donald Trump's inauguration. (Image: Reuters)

Elon Musk said that he would “lose his mind" if he came across another “Nazi salute" post in his X feed. Slamming the algorithm of his own social media platform, the Tesla CEO said, “If I see one more damn Nazi salute in my feed, I’m gonna lose my mind. This algorithm sucks!!"

This comes after Elon Musk sparked controversy as he appeared to do the “Nazi salute" during US President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony when he addressed a crowd.

He said, “This was no ordinary victory. This was a fork in the road of human civilisation. This one really mattered. Thank you for making it happen. Thank you."

Elon Musk then placed his right hand on his chest, spread his fingers wide and raised his arm at an upward angle, palm down, fingers together- which was similar to a ‘Nazi salute’ owing to which the tech boss was criticised on social media.

Responding to criticism over his gesture, Elon Musk said, “The radical leftists are really upset that they had to take time out of their busy day praising Hamas to call me a Nazi."

Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Elon Musk and said that he was being “falsely smeared". He wrote on X, “Elon is a great friend of Israel."

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