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Musk's straight-arm gesture at inauguration rally draws Nazi-salute comparisons

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Musk's straight-arm gesture at inauguration rally draws Nazi-salute comparisons

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At a rally after Trump's inauguration, Musk twice thrust his right arm out palm-down; historians and extremism researchers likened it to a fascist salute and far-right groups celebrated it, while the ADL called it an awkward gesture. Musk dismissed the criticism.

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