After Steve Bannon was accused of wrapping up his CPAC speech with a Nazi salute, prompting one far-right French politician to cancel his appearance at the conservative confab, prominent white nationalists said that the gesture has gotten “a little excessive” even for them.
A month after “first buddy” Elon Musk sparked intense outrage for empathically throwing up his right arm during his Inauguration Day speech, provoking loud denunciations across the world over what many felt was a “Sieg Heil,” Bannon appeared to replicate the gesture from the CPAC stage.