Remember Elon Musk’s gesture at President Donald Trump’s inauguration? You know the one. Where he slapped his chest and then did what looked suspiciously like a Nazi salute, even though everyone on the right is blaming Musk’s autism,

American tech billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise address at the campaign launch for Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as thousands of people gathered across the country to protest the rise of the far-right party.

Musk made a virtual appearance at a campaign event for Germany’s far-right AfD party, saying “children should not be guilty of the sins of their parents.”

Musk's support for AfD has helped what was once a fringe political party enter the mainstream, lifting it up in front of a global audience.

“In study after study, as well as our lived experiences, X has become a platform that promotes hate, antisemitism, and societal division. Under the leadership of Elon Musk, X has reduced content moderation, promoted white supremacists, and re-platformed purveyors of conspiracy theories.”

Tech billionaire Elon Musk addressed a rally for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Saturday, urging attendees to move on from past guilt related to the country's Nazi history. Newsweek has contacted Musk via an email to Tesla for comment.

The world’s richest person has heaped praise on the Alternative for Deutschland party in recent weeks ahead of the country’s upcoming election.

Elon Musk made a surprise virtual appearance at a campaign event for Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party on Saturday, telling members that they need to "move beyond" Germany's Nazi history.

But the Commission will not accelerate ongoing investigations under the Digital Services Act, a spokesperson said on Friday.

Decades later, I observed a similar determination in Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, whom I have covered as a journalist for more than eleven years. Initially, this was through his companies — Tesla,

Calvin Robinson, who was a priest with the Anglican Catholic Church, had his license revoked after making an apparent Nazi salute at a pro-life event.