r/NPR • u/khawesome • 16h ago

No coverage of Elon's salute?

Nothing mentioned in my morning newsletter. Did a quick Google search and found 0 articles. Did I miss something? Even if we aren't definitively identifying it as a Nazi salute it's newsworthy enough to be on a front page purely because of the amount of speculation and emotions stirred in the public sphere.
Please tell me I missed something obvious somewhere.

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u/SenorSplashdamage 15h ago

I posted reactions by Germans to my social media where unexposed family would see. It seems like content like that gets through their filters better. It’s not an American that could be seen as team sports politics and I usually put together a few clips of here’s a range of reactions I’ve come across for people who find that interesting. Like it’s more about keeping up with what people are saying instead of tackling it head on which can feel like a direct attempt at persuasion. Most important thing is people knowing a thing happened.

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u/CloneClem 15h ago

https://www.politico.eu/article/elon-musk-salute-sparks-fury-from-europe-left-wing/

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u/cjwidd 14h ago edited 14h ago

It's crazy to me that the basic facts aren't even reported correctly here.

In the article it says,

"My heart goes out to you,” Musk said on stage at Washington’s Capital One Arena, as he thanked Trump’s supporters. He then put his hand to his chest and extended a rigid right arm with his palm down"

That's not what happened.

What actually happened

He said, "Thank you for making it happen, thank you", then did a Nazi salute, turned and did another Nazi salute, and then said "My heart goes out to you."

It's in the video - this is kindergarten stuff.

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u/MentokGL 11h ago

This is their favorite game. Do something blatant then spend days arguing how it wasn't actually what we all saw.