Right-wing extremists delighted with Musk’s ‘Nazi salute’ while ex-partner Grimes distances himself

Singer Grimes, who shares three children with Elon Musk, has distanced herself from the tech billionaire following his controversial project. A Nazi gesture at Donald Trump Presidential inauguration.

The SpaceX/Tesla CEO and owner of

Today, Grimes, Musk’s former partner, responded to the controversy on social media.

One of his fans wrote the following about I’m reaching a breaking point.

The Canadian singer responded by writing, “While I deeply respect your concern, it is unhealthy that people are so upset when I am not even online yet today and have only just learned of this controversy NOW. I don’t know what happened and I will not make a rash statement: I am not a citizen of this country.”

She then said she would not respond immediately because she needed time to “research the state of affairs” and did not want to “say something that could create an international scandal.”

However, she clarified that she shouldn’t have to be held responsible for her actions: “I’m not him. I won’t make a statement every time he does something. I can only send love back to a world that is suffering.

Another fan posted on It would do a lot of good to clarify your position now.

A fair comment, to which Grimes responded: “I’m happy to denounce Nazism – and the far right. Would that help clarify things? I just got out of breakfast and have to catch a flight, and I’m still wondering how to approach things diplomatically because I feel overwhelmed. But if this causes concern, I’m happy to set a record (sic) in a meaningful way.

Elon Musk, on the other hand, has not yet formally denounced Nazism. Instead, he responded to the backlash by posting: “Frankly they need better dirty tricks. The “Everyone is Hitler” attack is so tired.”

The Nazi salute made infamous by Adolf Hitler is illegal in several countries, including Germany.

A Berlin judge, Kai-Uwe Herbst, told the Berliner Zeitung that a deliberate right arm swing in the air is sufficient evidence to bring charges against someone under German law. However, he added that it would also be necessary to prove that the individual concerned knew it was a Hitler salute and that there was malicious intent.

For its part, the Anti-Defamation League will not qualify Musk’s gesture as a Nazi salute. They called it an “awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm” on X. They added: “All parties should give themselves some grace.”

Still, Musk’s move sparked great controversy and concern, especially as he was repeatedly criticized for sharing right-wing content on X and apparently supporting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. He also recently supported the German far-right populist party AfD.

“Only the AfD can save Germany,” he wrote on X.

Musk recently invited AfD leader Alice Weidel to his platform party for a discussion covering everything from energy policy to the party’s neo-Nazi associations. During the discussion, Weidel said his party represents the opposite of what Hitler stood forclaiming that Hitler was a “socialist” while the Nazi leader was openly anti-communist.

Italian media reported that Andrea Stroppa, a Musk confidant who connected him with far-right Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, posted Musk’s clip with the caption: “The Roman Empire is return from the Roman salute”.

Stroppa later deleted his post, Italian media reported.

Indeed, many people defended Musk’s gesture by claiming that it was the Roman salute.

Stroppa later posted that “this gesture, which some have mistaken for a Nazi salute, is simply Elon, who is autistic, expressing his feelings by saying, ‘I want to give you my heart’.”

Whatever the explanations and excuses, Musk’s salute delighted extremists, who posted their approval online.

Christopher Pohlhaus, the leader of the notorious neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe, posted the clip of Musk’s salute on Telegram with the caption: “I don’t care if this was a mistake. I’m going to enjoy the tears about this.

“Amazing things are already happening lmao,” posted Andrew Torba, the founder of the far-right social media platform Christian Nationalist Gab, while a section of the white nationalist group White Lives Matter posted a note on Telegram saying : “Thanks for (sometimes) hearing us, Elon. The White Flame will resurrect.