Idk how people can even argue this. He did the nazi salute, it’s on video and clear as day. Now whether that’s what he meant to do I guess can be argued. Either way, you on the world’s stage representing the U.S, you have to realize what you’re doing and not do a fucking nazi salute. Idk how anyone can defend him for that.
Of course he meant to do it. He wasn't casually waving his arm around, he did it forcefully and deliberately, and then he did it again. Don't give him some fake "benefit of the doubt" for something he clearly did deliberately.
Plus the wider context of his previous attitudes toward Nazi voices on twitter. He had to go on an apology tour which included a trip to Auschwitz to "better understand the Holocaust". His family connections to Nazis, his boosting of Nazi tweets, his support of the AfD in Germany.
He can't hide behind the "his heart goes out" excuse because there is video of him doing an entirely different gesture with the same sentiment at one of his companys. He knows the difference.
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u/Apollo_619 Feb 02 '25 edited Feb 02 '25
As a German I can say: there is nothing alleged. He did the Hitler salute at least 2 times.