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Elon Musk Ignites Online Speculation Over the Meaning of a Hand Gesture [1]

['Ryan Mac']

Date: 2025-01-20

Elon Musk ignited speculation and chatter online when he made a hand gesture twice during a speech celebrating President Trump on Monday.

Speaking at a celebratory rally at the Capital One Arena in Washington hours after Mr. Trump was sworn in as president, Mr. Musk thanked the crowd for choosing Mr. Trump during “a fork in the road of human civilization.”

Mr. Musk, who leads Tesla, SpaceX and the social media platform X, and who backed Mr. Trump last year during his presidential campaign, added, “I just want to say thank you for making it happen — thank you.”

The billionaire then grunted and placed his hand to his heart before extending his arm out above his head with his palm facing down. After he turned around, he repeated the motion to those behind him.

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[1] Url: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/politics/elon-musk-hand-gesture-speech.html

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