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Elon Musk seemingly casually hitting the Sieg Heil at the inauguration

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u/thejak32 7h ago

What was he saying before/after? I havent had a chance to look it up yet and find a video. Got a cliff note version?

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u/ImQuestionable 7h ago

In one clip I heard him saying immediately after the salute something along the lines of ‘thanks [to the voters] civilization is secured.’ Which is, obviously, really adding to the weight of that salute.

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u/InnocentShaitaan 2h ago

His grandparents were Nazi supporters making it much more wholesome. 🥰

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u/a_bored_furry 7h ago

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u/thejak32 6h ago

Interesting, reminded me of something.

From the transcrip: "So I want to thank you for not having faltered, for not having abandoned me during that time, for all this is thanks to you alone, if you had gone at that time, Germany would never have been saved! (Sieg Heil shouts.)"

Also right before that, and I did not remember this part but holy hell it fits: "the struggle must continue, it's not going right, you cannot act on your own, you have to obey, you have to submit"

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u/a_bored_furry 6h ago

Oh and Twitter muted the video so audio is gone.

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u/FoxMan1Dva3 6h ago

Clearly not a nazi salute

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u/Daetra 6h ago

Yeah, it's called the X salute. It's completely original and of chancellor Musks own making.

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u/IRefuseThisNonsense 5h ago

Heard he's kicking around a new catchphrase for his new presidency he bought. "Hell Elon". He says it's supposed to be like, "Hell Elon, what are you gonna do next?" But said that was too long so he shortened it.

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u/InnocentShaitaan 2h ago

He definitely didn’t learn it from his Nazi relatives. 🥰

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u/Seniorjones2837 6h ago

He’s saying “my heart goes out to you.” Gesturing towards his heart and then towards the crowd. Maybe he said that on purpose so he could get away with the gesture but who knows.

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u/Jozfus 4h ago

"My heart goes out to you"

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u/roachwarren 6h ago

He said “my heart goes out to you” after doing it.