While many on social media are calling out Elon Musk for his controversial salute, Jon Stewart took a more generous approach. During Donald Trump's second inauguration on Monday, the tech billionaire behind Tesla,

The Anti-Defamation League has declared that Musk’s gesture was “not a Nazi salute.” Stewart tried to puzzle it out: “Maybe that was Elon’s attempt at ‘dabbing on the haters.’”

Jon Stewart had a lot to say about Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on Monday. But one moment from the day’s event seemed to stop him in his tracks: Elon Musk’s dramatic hand gesture, which evoked to many the Nazi salute.

Jon Stewart had a lot to unpack on Monday’s (January 20) edition of The Daily Show as he discussed Donald Trump ‘s Inauguration event, which included a speech from Elon Musk involving a controversial hand gesture.

Stewart took on Trump’s news-filled Inauguration Day (full video, below) during Monday’s episode of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. During Stewart’s 15-minute opener, he mocked the tech billionaires in attendance, President Joe Biden’s last-minute pardons of his family, Elon Musk’s controversial crowd salute and, of course, Trump’s speech.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jon Stewart tore into Elon Musk for making a “Nazi salute” following Monday’s inauguration of Donald Trump on Stewart’s The Weekly Show podcast, with the Democratic congresswoman asking anyone trying to explain it away,

Jon Stewart reacts to Elon Musk's 'Nazi salute'Source The Daily Show, Comedy Central