Musk then slapped his chest with his right hand, before flinging it diagonally upwards, palm face down. He turned around to audience members behind the podium, and repeated the gesture. “My heart goes out to you,

A gesture associated with the Nazis has a surprising history. But in Germany, there was little doubt about its meaning.

X users believe Elon Musk did "the Hitler salute", also known as the "Nazi salute", in a huge inauguration blunder. The billionaire made the eerily similar gesture when he slapped the podium and raised his flat hand into the air.