Elon Musk and the Roman salute: What it is and why it doesn’t matter what you call it

Some are bending over backwards to defend the X CEO’s gesture, but it’s intrinsically tied to fascism.

At Donald Trump’s post-inauguration rally on Monday, presidential adviser, DOGE head and world’s richest human Elon Musk twice made a gesture that many identify with a “seig heil,” the infamous Nazi salute.

The X, Tesla and SpaceX CEO thanked the assembled crowd saying, “I just …