Elon Musk’s estranged daughter responds to ‘Nazi salute’ accusations

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Elon Musk’s estranged daughter has responded to accusations that her father made a Nazi-like gesture at Donald Trump’s inauguration.The incident took place on Monday (January 20), when the President-elect Donald Trump was sworn into the White House for the second time.

During the inauguration ceremonies, the tech billionaire and SpaceX and Tesla CEO addressed the crowd.“I just want to say thank you for making it happen,” he said, before slapping his chest with his right hand and extending his arm upwards with the palm facing down.

He then turned around to crowd members behind the podium and repeated the gesture.Many have compared it to a Nazi salute signalling obedience to Adolf Hitler.Now, amid extensive backlash online for the gesture, his estranged daughter, Vivian Wilson, has also weighed in, and taken to Instagram Threads to allude to the situation.Wilson –who is one of six children the billionaire had with ex-wife and author Justine Musk – officially changed her name in 2022 to reflect her gender identity as a trans woman and take her mother’s maiden name.

She has also hit back at her father numerous times for his anti-trans comments.“I’m just gonna say let’s call a spade a fucking spade,” she wrote on Instagram’s Threads platform on Tuesday (21). “Especially if there were two spades done in succession based on the reaction of the first spade.”She did not name Musk in any of the updates but heavily hinted that she was alluding to the incident at the Capitol One Arena.