The Anti-Defamation League, the storied antisemitism watchdog and civil rights organization, is facing backlash after it defended billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk shortly after a video of him gesturing in a manner similar to a Nazi salute circulated across social media.
Musk made the gesture after he took to the stage at Capital One Arena in Washington on Monday to praise Donald Trump’s inauguration. He made the first gesture after thanking Trump fans for the support, then the 53-year-old, who Trump has tasked to lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in his new administration, turned around repeated it to the crowd behind him.
The move immediately drew online comparisons to a Nazi salute.
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