Elon Musk, billionaire adviser to President Donald Trump, leaned into the accusations that his Monday salute was a “Sieg heil” gesture with a series of trollish Nazi puns on X. “Don’t say Hess to Nazi accusations!” Musk wrote Thursday, referring to German Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler’s deputy, Rudolf Hess.

The fallout from Elon Musk’s Inaugural salute to Donald Trump’s followers has spread around the globe, with both America’s allies and enemies denouncing the radioactive fascist gesture. On Monday, following Trump’s inauguration for a second term,

And, Elon Musk’s controversial arm gesture continues to divide opinions as to its meaning. Some have insisted it was a Nazi salute, while Musk has said the comparisons to Hitler were “tired” and “dirty tricks”.

The Tesla founder has been condemned in Germany for the gesture he made on stage at the inauguration of President Donald Trump.