Dem. Rep. Jerry Nadler accuses Elon Musk of Hitler salute. Hugh Hewitt says he didn’t

“It is easy to see that he didn’t,” wrote the conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt. “Those asserting that he did are low and absurd people without a shred of credibility.”

JNS Staff

Published January 20, 2025

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) accused the billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk of performing a Nazi salute during a celebration honoring U.S. President Donald Trump at the Capitol One Arena in Washington.

Musk, who has supported Trump, thanked attendees for electing the president. He then pressed his right hand sharply to his heart and thrust his hand skyward.

“I never imagined we would see the day when what appears to be a heil Hitler salute would be made behind the presidential seal,” Nadler stated.

“This abhorrent gesture has no place in our society and belongs in the darkest chapters of human history,” the Jewish Democrat added. “I urge all of my colleagues to unite in condemning this hateful gesture for what it is: antisemitism.”

The conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt was among the many who insisted that Musk did no such thing.

“Just block anyone who asserts Elon Musk used the Nazi salute today. Musk did not. It is easy to see that he didn’t,” Hewitt wrote.

“Those asserting that he did are low and absurd people without a shred of credibility,” he added. “Impossible to make this stuff up but TDS is pulsing big in its death throes.” (TDS is a reference to “Trump derangement syndrome.”)