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WATCH: Stefanik says ‘Elon Musk did not do those salutes’ at Trump inauguration celebration
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3:18Now PlayingSen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., asked Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., what she thought about gestures that Elon Musk made at an indoor celebration for President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday. Murphy called them “two ‘Heil Hitler’ salutes.”
“No, Elon Musk did not do those salutes,” Stefanik said at her confirmation hearing for ambassador to the U.N. "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.”
Stefanik appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the morning after Trump was sworn in as the 47th president.
Murphy then quoted reactions from social media, including from a “right-wing political commentator” who described the moment in similar terms to Murphy.
“What concerns me is ... these are the questions you believe are most important to ask to the UN ambassador. I have a very strong record when it comes to combating antisemitism,” Stefanik said.
Stefanik, a loyal Trump ally, is chair of the House Republican Conference, and was the youngest woman ever elected to Congress when she won her seat in 2014. While she has little foreign policy experience, Stefanik has been vocal about Israel and its war with Hamas. She has called for a “complete reassessment” of the U.S.’s funding for the U.N.
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