Liberal media outlets accused Elon Musk of giving a “fascist salute” at President Trump’s inauguration rally on Monday.

“This is what victory feels like! And this was no ordinary victory, this was a fork in the road for human civilization… I just want to say thank you for making it happen, thank you. My heart goes out to you,” an ebullient Musk, 53, told the roaring crowd of MAGA faithful at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. The SpaceX CEO placed his hand over his own heart and reached out to the crowd twice as he spoke.

CNN hosts Erin Burnett and Kasie Hunt played the clip of the gesture and appeared to insinuate Musk had just delivered a Nazi salute.

“That salute was evocative of things we’ve seen through history,” Hunt said.

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during an inauguration event at Capital One Arena on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th President of the United States.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Burnett called Musk’s gesture an “odd salute.”

“It’s not something you typically see at American political rallies,” Hunt continued.

PBS News Hour fired out a post on X that said the Tesla CEO “gave what appeared to be a fascist salute.”

“I never imagined we would see the day when what appears to be a Heil Hitler salute would be made behind the Presidential seal,” Rep. Jerry Nadler posted on X.

The Jerusalem post wrote, “US billionaire Elon Musk appeared to make a Heil Hitler salute at the Washington DC Trump parade on Monday, following Trump’s inauguration.”

In Nov. 2023 the tech billionaire took a highly publicized trip to Israel where he toured the carnage left in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attacks. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu urged him to crack down on antisemitism on X during his visit.

Elon Musk speaks during an America PAC town hall on Oct. 26, 2024 in Lancaster, Pa. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)