Initially, Musk expressed gratitude to the Americans who voted for Trump in the presidential elections, bit his lower lip, struck his heart with his right fist, and then extended that hand at an angle with his palm facing down, keeping his fingers together. He then turned around, made the same gesture towards the people behind him, turned back, and said, "My heart is with you!" – and continued his speech.
The video of the businessman’s speech was published by ABC10 on YouTube.
This gesture sparked a wave of outrage among internet users, according to the media.
Subsequently, Musk wrote on social media platform X that he was tired of attacks likening everyone to [the leader of Nazi Germany Adolf] Hitler, accusing the Democratic Party of the USA of allegedly using "dirty tricks."