While many on social media are calling out Elon Musk for his controversial salute, Jon Stewart took a more generous approach. During Donald Trump’s second inauguration on Monday, the tech billionaire behind Tesla, X and SpaceX gave a speech that was punctuated by Musk raising his arm in what can only be described as a Nazi salute.
“OK. Charitably, I’m going to say that was just an awkward ‘My heart goes out to you’ gesture,” a shocked Stewart said Monday night after watching footage of the offending gesture. “Listen, it’s a f–king nerve-wracking day. You’re not normally a public speaker. It’s a one-off gesture.