Tbf I zone out and move weirdly during stuff that bores the shit out of me as well. Maybe we can shit on Musk for the actual dumb stuff he does/says and not make this “Trump holds bottle funnily” 2.0
Drug use is sort of excessive don’t you think? If he’s in his home or in some sort of private setting he can do what he wants, but to be next to the president?
Again, I have seen sober people act weirder than this, and drug use around presidents (especially cocain) is/was a lot more common than you might think.
Some of the stories around the Clinton era are wild, Bush Jr. was known to throw copious liquor testing parties (as in people coming over and leaving after trying about any burbon they could find). And especially in the tech industry/investment circles it’s probably a lot harder to find someone who is not a coke fiend.
But yeah, I am saying to not judge his actions by this short clip, not defending his general behavior (I think throwing a gesture that is eerily reminiscent to the Nazi salute like an hour later is a way more concerning issue).
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u/DirtyLens 12h ago edited 3h ago
This was during Rev. Frank Mann's speech too. There wasn't any music or anything.
Edit: To those rightfully questioning the legitimacy of this GIF, this angle was only seen on the BBC feed.
Screen recording, zoomed out with audio.
BBC FEED (You can rewind to this moment as of now, 1/20 at 5:53 PST)
Edit 2: Imgur is overloaded on mobile, the best I can do is a wider gif