Elon Musk’s mommy, Maye Musk, used her billionaire son’s social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter), to call on her offspring to sue CNN because her feelings are super hurt by the “hatred” she claims to have received as a result of the network’s commentary on Elon’s controversial, alleged “n@zi salute.”
At the heart of the issue here is the scandal surrounding the highly controversial hand gesture the Tesla CEO made during a Trump inaugural event, in which Musk extended his arm and hand in a way that many critics felt was eerily similar to a fascist salute or a “Sieg Heil” that was coined by Adolf Hitler himself.
The ordeal sparked a massive political media firestorm that has yet to die down in the slightest.
The controversial move served as the epicenter of a CNN NewsNight segment on Monday night, where Scott Jennings attempted to defend Musk and the controversial hand movement, only for Catherine Rampell to challenge Jennings to reenact the movement on air — which Jennings, of course, vehemently refused to do.
Of course, if the move weren’t controversial or offensive, as Jennings was trying to claim, then he should’ve had no issue with repeating it for the world to see.
That clip has since spread like wildfire across social media, with Musk critics using it to bolster their opinions that the Tesla billionaire was, in fact, firing off a N@zi salute.
Jennings: This salute trutherism is outrageous.
Rampell: Do it right now on TV! If you think it’s a normal way to greet people, do it right now on TV. Why won’t you?! pic.twitter.com/WykukNqaBd
— Acyn (@Acyn) January 28, 2025
Apparently, this sent Musk’s mommy into a fit of despair.
Taking to X, Maye Musk directly addressed her billionaire son as she whined about the “hatred” she has been receiving as a result of the CNN discussion and subsequent viral clip before calling on her son to “please sue them.”
I have been receiving so much hatred because of the @CNN panel with @crampell yelling about Nazi salutes. @elonmusk , please sue them.
Thank you @ScottJenningsKY for trying to intervene with the truth. https://t.co/YsswNI7GSP— Maye Musk (@mayemusk) January 29, 2025
Maye’s social media post was connected to a reply from her son to an X user who suggested that he sue Tim Walz and Rachel Maddow over a segment that was similar to CNN’s, prompting Elon to respond, “good idea.”
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