Argentina's president called Musk's gesture, which resembled a Nazi salute, “innocent”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Argentine President Javier Milley have come to the defense of American businessman Elon Musk, who has been accused of using a gesture similar to the «Roman salute» — known as the Nazi salute.

Miley spoke out about the incident with Musk during his speech at the World Economic Forum, writes Politico.

He called the businessman his «dear friend» and accused the «ideology of voxism» of having recently «unfairly vilified» him because of his gesture.

The Argentine president described the hand gesture, which was perceived as a Nazi salute, as «innocent» and as «reflecting his enthusiasm and gratitude for the people».

During his speech, Millay generally criticized «the promotion of the sinister agenda of vocism». He blamed international organizations, in particular the World Economic Forum — event, at which he himself spoke.

According to him, the global political landscape has changed since last year, as right-wing movements are supposedly spreading in the world.

Earlier, Musk was also supported by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who stated that he was being «falsely slandered».

«Elon is a great friend of Israel. He visited Israel after the October 7 massacre, when Hamas terrorists committed the most terrible atrocity against the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Since then, he has repeatedly and strongly supported Israel's right to defend itself against genocidal terrorists and regimes that seek to destroy the Jewish state,” the Israeli prime minister wrote.

Mask's gesture

On January 21, Elon Musk spoke to supporters of Donald Trump after his inauguration.

«I just want to say thank you for what happened», — Musk said, then twice made a gesture similar to the «Roman salute», which in modern times is associated with the Nazi salute.