‘The gesture speaks for itself’: Germans respond to Musk’s apparent Nazi salute

Some say it was an unambiguous Nazi salute but others are unsure and say focus should be on Musk's stated support for far-right

• Did Elon Musk give a Nazi or Roman salute, and what's the difference?

There were angry reactions across Europe to Elon Musk's apparent use of a salute banned for its Nazi links in Germany, where some condemned it as malicious provocation or an outreach of solidarity to far-right groups.

Michel Friedman, a prominent German-French publicist and former deputy chair of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, described Musk's actions - at an event after Donald Trump's swearing in as US president - as a disgrace and said Musk had shown that a dangerous point for the entire free world" had been reached.