Stefanik excoriates Dem for Elon Musk 'Nazi salute' accusation at UN ambassador hearing

"No, Elon Musk did not do those salutes," Stefanik said. "I was not at the rally, but I can tell you, I've been at many rallies with Elon Musk, who loves to cheer when President Trump says, 'We need to send, you know, our U.S. space program to Mars,' Elon Musk is a visionary. I'm looking forward to his work in DOGE," the Department of Government Efficiency. 

Musk attended Trump's inaugural parade on Monday, where he spoke to supporters and was accused of giving a Hitler-style salute to the crowds. 

Musk has since brushed off the accusations as a tired attack from the left, saying on X that "they need better dirty tricks."

The New York Republican continued in her response, "American people are smart. They see through it, they support Elon Musk. We are proud to be the country of such successful entrepreneurs. That is one of our greatest strengths as Americans." 

Murphy continued pressing Stefanik on the matter, rattling off a list of "White supremacist groups and neo-Nazi groups" who had described and celebrated Musk's gesture as a Hitler salute.

"Over and over last night, White supremacist groups and neo-Nazi groups in this country rallied around that visual," Murphy said. "Does it concern you that those elements of the neo-Nazi and White supremacist element in the United States believe that what they saw last night was a neo-Nazi salute?" 

Murphy explained that he asked about Musk's gesture "because I think that your work and the administration's work on antisemitism only comes with real impact and credibility if it holds both right and left accountable."