"On the very day of U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration, Elon Musk placed his right hand on his chest and then raised his arm diagonally, a chilling gesture that set off alarm bells in the audience at Washington's Capital One Arena: was he giving the Nazi salute? Was the Third Reich now reincarnated in MAGA America? One year after the return of Trumpism to the White House and with it a surge in supremacist ideology"
"Trade union leaders were one of the latest to sound the alarm over the government's supremacist rhetoric. The trigger came last weekend from the Department of Labor, when it shared on its social media an animation featuring a statue of president George Washington, accompanied by the words: One homeland. One people. One heritage. Remember who you are, American. Questions quickly arose as to whether the phrase was a reference to one used by the Nazi propaganda machine: Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer"
Elon Musk's diagonal arm raise at Trump's inauguration provoked accusations that he performed a Nazi salute and stirred public alarm. One year after Trump's return, official communications have increasingly contained signals and references to fascism, Nazism, and white supremacy. Trade unions criticized the Department of Labor after it posted an animation with the words One homeland. One people. One heritage. Remember who you are, American, prompting comparisons to the Nazi slogan Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem used a lectern phrase linked to fascist reprisals. Some phrase origins remain disputed, but the rhetoric intensified backlash over immigration and government messaging.
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