Elon Musk, billionaire adviser to President Donald Trump, leaned into the accusations that his Monday salute was a “Sieg heil” gesture with a series of trollish Nazi puns on X. “Don’t say Hess to Nazi accusations!” Musk wrote Thursday, referring to German Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler’s deputy, Rudolf Hess.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has responded to recent backlash over allegations that he made a Nazi salute by posting a string of Nazi puns.

Elon Musk referenced Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders in a social media post filled with puns early Thursday.

Most would shy away from being associated with a Nazi salute. But not billionaire Elon Musk. On Monday, Musk made

Donald Trump’s ‘First Buddy’ Elon Musk has triggered a controversy with a hand gesture at the inaugural parade in Washington DC. Many have compared it to the Nazi salute. However, experts are divided.

Musk has been under scrutiny after making a hand gesture resembling a Nazi salute at a Trump inauguration event earlier the week.