Footage of Musk’s fascist salute projected onto Berlin Tesla factory by Led by Donkeys
Campaign group Led by Donkeys has projected the clip of Elon Musk making two ‘Nazi salutes’ at Trump’s inauguration onto the side of his Tesla factory in Berlin.
The video featured Musk making the gesture alongside the words “Heil Tesla”, a reference to the Nazi greeting used to pay homage to fascist leader Adolf Hitler.
Responding to comments that the gesture resembled a Nazi salute, Musk said: “Frankly, they need better dirty tricks. The ‘everyone is Hitler’ attack is sooo tired.”
Led By Donkeys and Germany’s Centre for Political Beauty also shared a mini documentary on Instagram yesterday. The caption read: “The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is promoting the far right in Europe. Don’t buy @teslamotors. Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin.”
“This is the Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin where Elon Musk builds Tesla cars for the European market. It’s factories like this that have made him the world’s richest person.
“But now he’s using that wealth, billions of dollars amassed by selling Teslas, to promote European far-right parties,” the voiceover from the mini-documentary says.
The voiceover goes on to say that Musk is supporting far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in the upcoming German election. AfD members have been accused of using Nazi slogans and trivialising the Holocaust.
The video also shows tweets Musk has posted in support of far-right figure and football hooligan Tommy Robinson. It also notes that the tech billionaire recently came to the defence of Andrew McIntyre who was a “key architect” of the riots after the Southport attacks last summer.
During Musk’s speech at Trump’s inauguration on Monday, the owner of X and Tesla thanked Trump supporters for getting him elected.
“I just want to say thank you for making it happen,” Musk said during his speech at Capital One Arena, referring to Trump winning the US presidential election.
Musk then turned and saluted again, his arm and hand slightly lower. He told the audience: “My heart goes out to you. It is thanks to you that the future of civilization is assured. Thanks to you. We’re gonna have safe cities, finally safe cities. Secure borders, sensible spending. Basic stuff. And we’re gonna take ‘Doge’ to Mars.”
A spokesperson for Led By Donkeys told the PA news agency: “Musk is using his wealth from Tesla to back far-right parties and degrade democracy.
“He shouldn’t be surprised if people don’t fancy driving round in his cars for much longer.
“Increasingly it’s not a great look.”
Olivia Barber is a reporter at Left Foot Forward
24 January, 2025
Left Foot Forward
‘The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is promoting the far right in Europe. Don’t buy a Tesla.’
Left Foot Forward
‘The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is promoting the far right in Europe. Don’t buy a Tesla.’
Campaign group Led by Donkeys has projected the clip of Elon Musk making two ‘Nazi salutes’ at Trump’s inauguration onto the side of his Tesla factory in Berlin.
The video featured Musk making the gesture alongside the words “Heil Tesla”, a reference to the Nazi greeting used to pay homage to fascist leader Adolf Hitler.
Responding to comments that the gesture resembled a Nazi salute, Musk said: “Frankly, they need better dirty tricks. The ‘everyone is Hitler’ attack is sooo tired.”
Led By Donkeys and Germany’s Centre for Political Beauty also shared a mini documentary on Instagram yesterday. The caption read: “The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is promoting the far right in Europe. Don’t buy @teslamotors. Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin.”
“This is the Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin where Elon Musk builds Tesla cars for the European market. It’s factories like this that have made him the world’s richest person.
“But now he’s using that wealth, billions of dollars amassed by selling Teslas, to promote European far-right parties,” the voiceover from the mini-documentary says.
The voiceover goes on to say that Musk is supporting far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in the upcoming German election. AfD members have been accused of using Nazi slogans and trivialising the Holocaust.
The video also shows tweets Musk has posted in support of far-right figure and football hooligan Tommy Robinson. It also notes that the tech billionaire recently came to the defence of Andrew McIntyre who was a “key architect” of the riots after the Southport attacks last summer.
During Musk’s speech at Trump’s inauguration on Monday, the owner of X and Tesla thanked Trump supporters for getting him elected.
“I just want to say thank you for making it happen,” Musk said during his speech at Capital One Arena, referring to Trump winning the US presidential election.
Musk then turned and saluted again, his arm and hand slightly lower. He told the audience: “My heart goes out to you. It is thanks to you that the future of civilization is assured. Thanks to you. We’re gonna have safe cities, finally safe cities. Secure borders, sensible spending. Basic stuff. And we’re gonna take ‘Doge’ to Mars.”
A spokesperson for Led By Donkeys told the PA news agency: “Musk is using his wealth from Tesla to back far-right parties and degrade democracy.
“He shouldn’t be surprised if people don’t fancy driving round in his cars for much longer.
“Increasingly it’s not a great look.”
Olivia Barber is a reporter at Left Foot Forward
Musk Follows That Salute by Telling Germans: Don’t Feel ‘Guilt’ Over Country’s Past
Liam Archacki
Sat, January 25, 2025
The Daily Beast/Getty Images
Elon Musk urged an audience at a German far-right political rally not to feel “guilty” about their country’s history.
The surprise speech comes less than a week after he was accused of making a “Sieg Heil”-style salute while giving a speech during President Donald Trump’s inauguration. (Musk has denied this was his intent in making the gesture.)
Projected onto a massive screen at a campaign event for right-wing political party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), Musk told supporters on Saturday, “It’s OK to be proud to be German. This is a very important principle.”
“I think there’s frankly too much of a focus on past guilt (in Germany), and we need to move beyond that,” Musk continued. “Children should not feel guilty for the sins of their parents—let alone their great grandparents.”
Although Musk didn’t mention Nazism explicitly, his speech was heard by many as addressing the collective guilt felt by many German people following Nazi atrocities perpetrated during World War II, including the Holocaust.
A representative for Musk did not immediately respond to the Daily Beast’s request for clarification on his remarks.
Musk drew fire last month when he publicly announced support for AfD, Germany’s third-largest party, which critics accuse of racism, xenophobia, and Islamophobia.
“Only the AfD can save Germany,” wrote Musk, who has emerged as key adviser and backer of Trump.
Shortly before delivering a victory speech on stage at Trump’s inauguration festivities on Monday, Musk threw a straight-arm pose that many commentators—and many critics—said bore a resemblance to the Roman salute, symbolism widely associated with fascist movements, and Nazism specifically.
Musk dismissed the comparison as “pure propaganda,” but still took the opportunity to crack a series of Nazi jokes on X.
It isn’t the first time Musk has faced allegations of antisemitism.
Elon Musk’s controversial gesture at a Trump event following the president’s inauguration. / ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images
In response to a post on X that accused Jews of “hatred against whites,” Musk in 2023 wrote, “You have said the actual truth.”
After criticism that the remark platformed antisemitic conspiracy theories, Musk apologized and called the post “foolish.”
Liam Archacki
Sat, January 25, 2025
The Daily Beast/Getty Images
Elon Musk urged an audience at a German far-right political rally not to feel “guilty” about their country’s history.
The surprise speech comes less than a week after he was accused of making a “Sieg Heil”-style salute while giving a speech during President Donald Trump’s inauguration. (Musk has denied this was his intent in making the gesture.)
Projected onto a massive screen at a campaign event for right-wing political party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), Musk told supporters on Saturday, “It’s OK to be proud to be German. This is a very important principle.”
“I think there’s frankly too much of a focus on past guilt (in Germany), and we need to move beyond that,” Musk continued. “Children should not feel guilty for the sins of their parents—let alone their great grandparents.”
Although Musk didn’t mention Nazism explicitly, his speech was heard by many as addressing the collective guilt felt by many German people following Nazi atrocities perpetrated during World War II, including the Holocaust.
A representative for Musk did not immediately respond to the Daily Beast’s request for clarification on his remarks.
Musk drew fire last month when he publicly announced support for AfD, Germany’s third-largest party, which critics accuse of racism, xenophobia, and Islamophobia.
“Only the AfD can save Germany,” wrote Musk, who has emerged as key adviser and backer of Trump.
Shortly before delivering a victory speech on stage at Trump’s inauguration festivities on Monday, Musk threw a straight-arm pose that many commentators—and many critics—said bore a resemblance to the Roman salute, symbolism widely associated with fascist movements, and Nazism specifically.
Musk dismissed the comparison as “pure propaganda,” but still took the opportunity to crack a series of Nazi jokes on X.
It isn’t the first time Musk has faced allegations of antisemitism.
Elon Musk’s controversial gesture at a Trump event following the president’s inauguration. / ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images
In response to a post on X that accused Jews of “hatred against whites,” Musk in 2023 wrote, “You have said the actual truth.”
After criticism that the remark platformed antisemitic conspiracy theories, Musk apologized and called the post “foolish.”
Elon Musk is ‘funding Tommy Robinson’s legal battles’, according to UK far-right leader’s team
22 January, 2025
Left Foot Forward
“The statement from Robinson’s team says the assistance from the world’s richest man was “unexpected”.
Musk, who has repeatedly drawn criticism in recent weeks for posting false claims about UK politics, has shown support for Robinson on his X platform and also called for the far-right leaders release.
Musk has repeatedly attacked the Labour Party, posting a series of false claims about UK MPs and the grooming gangs scandal on his X platform, falsely accusing ministers of inaction over gang rape and child abuse.
According to the ipaper, Robinson’s team claims that Musk is supporting him financially with two legal cases.
The ipaper reports: “A message sent out on Robinson’s X and Telegram accounts stated: “We are grateful to Elon Musk and his team at X for agreeing to provide support to Tommy Robinson for two specific legal cases.”
“The statement from Robinson’s team says the assistance from the world’s richest man was “unexpected”.
“We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Elon and his team for their unexpected and generous assistance with these cases. Tommy is immensely grateful for their support, which came as a complete surprise.”
News of Musk’s alleged support for Robinson with his legal cases comes just days after the owner of X was widely condemned for appearing to make back-to-back fascist salutes at the inauguration rally.
Basit Mahmood is editor of Left Foot Forward
“The statement from Robinson’s team says the assistance from the world’s richest man was “unexpected”.
Musk, who has repeatedly drawn criticism in recent weeks for posting false claims about UK politics, has shown support for Robinson on his X platform and also called for the far-right leaders release.
Musk has repeatedly attacked the Labour Party, posting a series of false claims about UK MPs and the grooming gangs scandal on his X platform, falsely accusing ministers of inaction over gang rape and child abuse.
According to the ipaper, Robinson’s team claims that Musk is supporting him financially with two legal cases.
The ipaper reports: “A message sent out on Robinson’s X and Telegram accounts stated: “We are grateful to Elon Musk and his team at X for agreeing to provide support to Tommy Robinson for two specific legal cases.”
“The statement from Robinson’s team says the assistance from the world’s richest man was “unexpected”.
“We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Elon and his team for their unexpected and generous assistance with these cases. Tommy is immensely grateful for their support, which came as a complete surprise.”
News of Musk’s alleged support for Robinson with his legal cases comes just days after the owner of X was widely condemned for appearing to make back-to-back fascist salutes at the inauguration rally.
Basit Mahmood is editor of Left Foot Forward
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