CNN presenter Erin Burnett was heard exclaiming, “Standing ovation for Elon Musk,” during the event’s live telecast.
The largest welcome of the day by far. You seen him emerge with that peculiar salutation. According to the Independent,
Her coworker Kasie Hunt also noted that the gesture “was evocative of things that we have seen through history” and “not something you typically see at American rallies.”
Musk’s activities also sparked a lot of discussion on social media, notably on X, his own platform. The gesture has been compared to a Nazi salute by many.
In a post on X, someone wrote: “Elon Musk just did a Nazi salute on national television.” Someone else wrote: “WTF?? “What just did Elon Musk do?”
