The gesture was controversial enough, but now come the sub-controversies: Elon Musk is trolling Wikipedia and encouraging its defunding after a description of his recent flourish, seen by some as a Hitler salute,

Musk used Swift to defend himself after being accused of using the gesture which was adopted by Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party

The American press has remained cautious about interpreting the billionaire's gesture, and the debate is mostly taking place on X, the platform of a man holding an important role in the new Republican administration.