Addressing a hall of 4,500 people, Musk spoke live via video link about preserving German culture and protecting the German people.

His interest in Germany and politics elsewhere in Europe, after he poured money and energy into helping Donald Trump win the U.S. election, has set off alarm bells among politicians across the continent. The Tesla and SpaceX chief executive also has ...

Elon Musk can try to trick gamers, to argue with them, to post their DMs against his own Terms of Service. But more than liberals and Tesla-haters and all other groups he’s in conflict with, this is one battle he’s never going to win.

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) was among those who sharply criticized billionaire Elon Musk on Monday for making “what appears to be a Heil Hitler salute” during an event celebrating the

So was it a Hitler salute or wasn't it? Speaking at President Donald Trump's inauguration event this week, Elon Musk slapped his right hand on his chest before shooting his arm diagonally upward, palm facing down.

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

Elon Musk has been condemned as "a mixture of mad and right-wing extremist" by professor Jens-Christian Wagner, a historian who runs the Buchenwald concentration camp memorial, the largest in Germany.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Elon Musk has been 'falsely smeared' over his straight-arm gesture earlier this week and thanked him for being a 'great friend of Israel'.

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,

Tesla's brand value fell in 2024 and the company drops down the top 100 list from Brand Finance, thanks in part to Elon Musk's political push.

Calling Elon Musk a great friend of Israel, Netanyahu, in a post on X, said that the Tesla CEO is being “falsely smeared”.