Overview

• Elon Musk reiterated his denial that a straight-arm gesture at Trump's inauguration was a Nazi salute, calling such claims 'legacy media propaganda.'
• Musk defended his leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency, which has implemented mass layoffs and federal spending cuts.
• Public approval of Musk's companies, SpaceX and Tesla, has dropped significantly since 2021, with both seeing steep declines in brand reputation rankings by 2025.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Anti-Defamation League have publicly supported Musk against accusations of antisemitism.
• Musk claims media bias has fueled criticism of his political actions, asserting that his intentions and gestures have been misrepresented.