When Elon Musk capped his Inauguration Day speech with a salute highly reminiscent of a certain someone, the Internet reacted with justifiable outrage.
But among the adjectives used to describe his gesture—far-right, fascist, and Hitlery—there was one glaring omission: unoriginal.
A TBR investigation reveals that it’s long been common MAGA practice to punctuate a moment of triumph with Adolf’s favorite gesture, as you will see below.
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TBR Question of the Day: What salute would you give this crew? Leave your comment below:
Middle finger
Both Middle Fingers...Straight Up