AOC slams ADL for excusing Elon Musk's 'awkward gesture:' 'You're defending a Heil Hitler salute'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attacked the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for defending what she claimed was a "Heil Hitler salute" by X CEO Elon Musk connected Monday.

Musk spoke astatine an inauguration lawsuit for President Trump astatine the Capital One Arena successful Washington, D.C. wherever helium excitedly addressed the audience.

"This is what triumph feels like! And this was nary mean victory, this was a fork successful the roadworthy for quality civilization… I conscionable privation to accidental convey you for making it happen, convey you. From my bosom to yours," Musk told the roaring assemblage of MAGA faithful. The SpaceX CEO placed his manus implicit his heart, past reached retired to the crowd.

Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk gestures arsenic helium speaks during an inauguration lawsuit astatine Capital One Arena connected January 20, 2025, successful Washington, DC. Critics claimed it was a Nazi salute. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Several quality outlets and commentators rapidly accused Musk of giving a Nazi salute. However, the ADL wrote connected X aboriginal that it believed it was conscionable an enthusiastic gesture.

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"This is simply a delicate moment. It’s a caller time and yet truthful galore are connected edge. Our authorities are inflamed, and societal media lone adds to the anxiety. It seems that @elonmusk made an awkward motion successful a infinitesimal of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute, but again, we admit that radical are connected edge. In this moment, each sides should springiness 1 different a spot of grace, possibly adjacent the payment of the doubt, and instrumentality a breath. This is simply a caller beginning. Let’s anticipation for healing and enactment toward unity successful the months and years ahead," the ADL wrote.

The ADL's ngo is "to halt the defamation of the Jewish people, and unafraid justness and just attraction to all."

Ocasio-Cortez didn’t judge the connection and accused the enactment of defending a Nazi salute.

"Just to beryllium clear, you are defending a Heil Hitler salute that was performed and repeated for accent and clarity. People tin officially halt listening to you arsenic immoderate benignant of reputable root of accusation now. You enactment for them. Thank you for making that crystal wide to all," Ocasio-Cortez wrote.

Fox News Digital reached retired to the ADL for a comment.

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt antecedently criticized Ocasio-Cortez and different "Squad" House members successful 2023 for their utmost positions connected the Israel-Gaza war.

"I deliberation Rashida Tlaib has been truthful marginalized successful her ain district. And like, AOC, I don't adjacent spot her successful the media anymore. I deliberation these individuals with their extremist ideas person marginalized themselves," Greenblatt told Fox News Digital astatine the time.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused Musk of giving a Nazi salute astatine a rally Monday. ((Left: REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger, Right: REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson))

"So, I conscionable deliberation AOC doesn't substance that much. She's 1 of 430-something people, oregon Tlaib oregon Ilhan Omar, and we don't request to delegate them immoderate much power due to the fact that already you spot that their power has waned and weakened successful the past fewer years arsenic their positions person go much radical, and they've reduced their ability, I think, to scope a wider audience," Greenblatt continued. "There are utmost voices connected each sides. Let's permission them connected the fringe wherever they belong."

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Fox News' David Spector contributed to this report.