Elon Musk has threatened to sue Tim Walz after the former Democratic Vice Presidential candidate claimed the Tesla CEO did a ‘Nazi salute’ at Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Speaking in an interview with MSNBC’S Rachel Maddow on Tuesday night, Walz ranted about how Americans had spent three days debating whether Musk had made the fascist hand gesture last week.
‘Of course he did’, the Democratic governor declared.
One X user slammed Walz’s interview, writing: ‘I hope Elon sues him for all he’s worth’.
The tech-billionaire, who is one of President Trump’s biggest allies, responded to the tweet saying: ‘I think I will. Tim Walz is a creepy [clown]’.
Musk came under fire last week for the gesture he made at President Trump’s rally while he addressed a crowd of MAGA fanatics.
Biting his bottom lip, the tech billionaire thumped his right hand over his heart and then extended his right arm out at an upward angle.
Then he turned and made the same shocking hand gesture to the crowd behind him.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has threatened to sue Tim Walz after he said in an interview that he believed Musk had done a Nazi salute an Trump’s inauguration last week
Former Democratic presidential nominee Tim Walz also described how it had been ‘pure hell’ losing the presidential election
Elon Musk gestures while speaking at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. The Tesla founder came under fire last week for doing the hand gesture that critics alleged was a reference to the Nazis
The signal was quickly scrutinized online, prompting critics to allege the gesture was an overt reference to Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.
Claire Aubin, a historian who specializes in Nazism within the United States, said Musk’s gesture was a ‘sieg heil,’ or Nazi salute.
My professional opinion is that you’re all right, you should believe your eyes,’ Aubin posted on X, aligning with those who found the gesture was an overt reference to Nazis.
Musk took to his social media platform X to defend himself, stating that his opponents needed ‘better dirty tricks’ and that ‘the ‘everyone is Hitler’ attack is sooo tired’.
Walz also opened up in his interview about how it had been ‘pure hell’ since the Democratic party had lost the presidential election in November.
Musk defended himself for making the hand gesture after receiving backlash
Kamal Harris takes the stage after being introduced by then-Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz during a campaign rally on October 28
‘To the voters, I’m with this too. Everybody’s fatigued. Trust me, I get it,’ Walz said.
‘It was pure hell, and the disappointment and the frustration, and I’m, you know, soul-searching – what could we have done to make the case?
‘Because we knew this was coming. We knew the implication. And they’re throwing so much at us that we’re fatigued’, he added.
Walz and Kamala Harris were brutally defeated by Trump and VP JD Vance in the 2024 presidential election.
Walz gained international prominence after Harris picked him to be her running mate.
He broke his silence on the election loss a few days after his defeat, in which he thanked his supporters.
