#RolandMartinUnfiltered - 'AWKWARD Gesture'? ADL makes EXCUSES for Elon Musk's Nazi salute

Episode Date: January 30, 2025

After Elon Musk appeared to make a controversial gesture resembling a Nazi salute during an inauguration rally for President Donald Trump, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) quickly stepped in to defend the SpaceX CEO. The ADL, known as a prominent anti-hate watchdog, described Musk’s raised arm as “an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm” in a social media statement on Monday, sparking widespread debate online. Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjXB7nX8bL2U2sje8d212Yw/join Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork 👉🏾 Use Cash App by visiting Stripe https://buy.stripe.com/7sI3ccgYyfSQ8y45kl 👉🏾  PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ [e-mail] Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com #RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an iHeart Podcast. But isn't it amazing to see how national media, how they are just absolutely kissing the behind of Elon Musk. Some of them literally ordered their folk not to even bring up or show the Nazi salute. So this is what happened at Trump's insurrection fest after the inauguration. Elon Musk was one of the speakers. There are elections that come and go. Some elections are important, some are not. But this one, this one really matters.

And I just want to say thank you for making it happen. Thank you. He was finishing his speech and he walked out all excited running around and then he does this salute. Do we have it fixed now? So Elon Musk at the rally, he does this salute? Do we have it fixed now? So Elon Musk at the rally, he does this salute. Now, what's funny is that, or not what's funny. So what has happened is that after he does this, I mean, all these people, I mean, social media goes crazy. People like, wait a minute,

what did we just see? And then you got folks sitting here. Oh, my goodness. That's not what he did. That is what he did. He didn't do it. He didn't salute. I mean, you've seen I mean, I'm talking about a whole bunch of back and forth, back and forth. What he would they claim he did not do now? First of all, let's be clear. He did it twice. He did it twice. He did it twice in the particular video. And so just just go to my iPad. Watch this. So one time he does it again. OK, now his was crazy. His was crazy. His was crazy.

I guess again, you have the right folks, you have them defending him. Did y'all pull the video of the Nazi protesters and they compared the two videos? Did y'all pull the video? All right, roll it. I know a lot of cops and they get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes, but there's a company dedicated to a future where the answer will always be no. Across the country, cops called this taser the revolution. But not everyone was convinced it was that simple. Cops believed everything that taser told them. From Lava for Good and the team that brought you Bone Valley comes a story about what happened when a multi-billion dollar company dedicated itself to one visionary mission. This is Absolute Season One, Taser Incorporated.

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The Nazi video. No, no, not that. That's from the hearing. That was a video where these Nazis were protesting. They did the sign and then they played Elon. And it looked the same, looked the exact same. Now, I'm going to find it because y'all don't have it. All right. Anyway, I'm going to find it. This is the ADL statement. This is the ADL statement. So the Anti-Defamation League and they call out anti-Semitism all the time. Y'all had a statement. Please pull it up. So the ADL issues a statement where people were hoping that they were going to check Elon Musk. And this is their statement. This is a delicate moment. It's a new day and yet so many are on edge. Our politics are inflamed and social media only adds to the anxiety.

It seems that Elon Musk made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm. Not a Nazi salute, but again, we appreciate that people are on edge. In this moment, all sides should give one another a bit of grace, perhaps even the benefit of the doubt, and take a breath. This is a new beginning. Let's hope for healing and work toward unity in the months and years ahead. Now, mind you, the ADL called Elon Musk on anti-Semitism last year, and he threatened to sue them. I wonder that's why the ADL all of a sudden is skittish. Now let me also say this here, which is quite interesting. On all the hate

boards, the hate groups, they called it a Nazi salute. Somebody just told me the Italian chat boards, they're calling it a fascist salute. Folks in Germany are saying, oh, we know what that is. That's a Nazi salute. But it's quite interesting, Mustafa, how the ADL would release that and folk trying to give him cover for what he did as if we didn't see it with our own eyes. Well, you know, we went through that with the last Trump administration

where we were supposed to not believe what we saw or what we heard or what some people experienced. You know, it's interesting also. So we know facts. Elon Musk was raised, you know, in the apartheid South African system. We understand that that is rooted in racism and white supremacy. Back further, his own daddy said that his grandparents were with the Nazis in Canada. They moved to South Africa to support the racist apartheid regime in South Africa. I know a lot of cops and they get asked all the time,

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dedicated itself to one visionary mission. This is Absolute Season 1. Taser Incorporated. I get right back there and it's bad. It's really, really, really bad. Listen to new episodes of Absolute Season 1, Taser Incorporated, on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Binge episodes 1, 2, and 3 on May 21st, and episodes 4, 5, and 6 on June 4th.

Add free at Lava for Good Plus on Apple Podcasts. I'm Clayton English. I'm Greg Lott. And this is Season 2 of the War on Dr Podcasts. I'm Clayton English. I'm Greg Glod. And this is season two of the War on Drugs podcast. Yes, sir. We are back. In a big way. In a very big way.

Real people, real perspectives. This is kind of star-studded a little bit, man. We got Ricky Williams, NFL player, Heisman Trophy winner. It's just a compassionate choice to allow players

all reasonable means to care for themselves. Music stars Marcus King, John Osborne from Brothers Osborne. We have this misunderstanding of what this quote-unquote drug ban. Benny the Butcher. Brent Smith from Shinedown. Got B-Real from Cypress Hill. NHL enforcer Riley Cote. Marine Corvette.

MMA fighter Liz Caramouch. What we're doing now isn't working and we need to change things. Stories matter and it brings a face to them. It makes it real. It really does. It makes it real. Listen to new episodes of the War on Drugs podcast season 2 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts

or wherever you get your podcasts. And to hear episodes one week early and ad free with exclusive content subscribe to Lava for Good Plus on Apple Podcasts are wherever you get your podcast and to hear episodes one week early and ad free with exclusive content. Subscribe to Lava for Good Plus on Apple podcast. Right ahead. Yeah, thank you for building on that. I was going to just end up saying that. So, you know, and when Nazis and other white supremacists say, we see you, thank you for acknowledging and joining us in the way that we see the world, then, you know, I don't know how others come out and say, well, that now got the richest man in the world who is a part of our symbolism. Let me just leave it at symbolism. Because symbolism actually sends a message to folks about what you believe, how you get down,

and who you're going to fight for. They can say what they want to say, but at the end of the day, the truth is the truth, and we're not dumb people. Joey, go to my iPad. Let's compare the two. Let's just, I mean, so watch this. Thank you. I'm sorry.

Look, look quite damn simple. Just in case anybody missed it, let me go ahead and just run that back. Okay, just watch this again. Thank you. Thank you. My heart goes out to you. I look pretty damn close to me, Joy. It was exactly that.

It wasn't close. It was it. We all know that. We need to stop. There's no one out here arguing about it. We know what happened. It's clear. Let me talk about the Anti-Defamation League.

And I spent the whole first part of this segment wondering what I was going to say. I've worked with them before as an ally. Jonathan Greenblatt has done more damage to that organization and his reputation than any other leader possibly could have. He's probably filled their coffers more. He's probably, you know, done other things, but he has damaged their reputation. And at this point, he's gone full circle to where he would be supportive of someone that he knows is an anti-Semite. He knows is a Nazi apologist. He knows engages in supporting bigoted language online. This is about money. This is

about having common enemies, right? Elon Musk was critical of people who were critical of Israel. This is about being transactional. That's what this is about. So we should not be surprised that ADL has found itself in this situation. I pray that they will find new leadership. I also pray that some of the other Jewish organizations who are out there speaking against what Elon Musk did, we can put them out there in front and let ADL recede until it's ready to come back and be its full self. I know a lot of cops and they get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes.

But there's a company dedicated to a future where the answer will always be no. Across the country, cops called this taser the revolution. But not everyone was convinced it was that simple. Cops believed everything that taser told them. From Lava for Good and the team that brought you Bone Valley comes a story about what happened when a multi-billion dollar company dedicated itself to one visionary mission.

This is Absolute Season 1. Taser Incorporated. I get right back there and it's bad. It's really, really, really bad. Listen to new episodes of Absolute Season 1,

Taser Incorporated, on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Binge episodes 1, 2, and 3 on May 21st and episodes 4, 5, and 6 on June 4th. Add free at Lava for Good Plus on Apple Podcasts. I'm Clayton English. I'm Greg Lott. And this is Season 2 of the War on Drugs podcast. I'm Clayton English. I'm Greg Glod. And this is season two

of the War on Drugs podcast. Yes, sir. We are back. In a big way. In a very big way. Real people, real perspectives. This is kind of star-studded a little bit, man. We got Ricky Williams,

NFL player, Heisman Trophy winner. It's just a compassionate choice to allow players all reasonable means to care for themselves. Music stars Marcus King, John Osborne from Brothers Osborne. We have this misunderstanding

of what this quote-unquote drug ban. Benny the Butcher. Brent Smith from Shinedown. We got B-Real from Cypress Hill. NHL enforcer Riley Cote. Marine Corvette. MMA fighter Liz Caramouch What we're doing now isn't working

and we need to change things Stories matter and it brings a face to them It makes it real It really does It makes it real Listen to new episodes of the War on Drugs podcast season 2 on the iHeartRadio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts

And to hear episodes one week early and ad free with exclusive content, subscribe to Lava for Good Plus on Apple Podcasts. Again. I'm sad for them. I'm sitting here. I'm going to play it again, Joe. What's amazing to me, well, I'm going to talk over it,

so pull the audio up too as well. I mean, this is the 20-second clip. For elections, the elections, they come and go. Some elections are, you know, important, some are not. But this one, this one, this one really matters. And I just want to say thank you for making it happen. Thank you. And this is also a man who is now aligning with far right and Nazi sympathizers in European countries trying to impact other elections, Joe. Yeah, I mean, what you're saying is when you don't really see this for what it is, what you're saying is. Here's a guy that can that can quack, swim and have webbed feet,

and you're swearing it's not a duck. I mean, once again, you're going to be in a situation where people that are supposed to have credibility, organizations that are supposed to have credibility, that rely on our support are actually going to sell themselves short and tell you that you didn't see what you actually saw. You know, this make believe thing is is incredibly, incredibly dangerous. And you have to be concerned about how it affects the media. I mean, you know, even the media is talking very little to from from what I can see about the fact that Donald Trump was the reason that TikTok was on the ropes to begin with all of that time ago. Media is saying very, very little about it. And so it's a danger when people won't say what it is that needs to be said or when people will act like they didn't see something that they actually did. He has the line.

Bus has the background. He has the history. He has you know, he's had problems before in terms of the Anti-Defamation League and all of these particular things. And suddenly, however, the Anti-Defamation League comes out very quickly and says with confidence, apparently, that this wasn't what we all saw that it was. And I think that that's a problem and that's going to continue being a problem. Hello, I'm Isaac Hayes III, founder and CEO of Fanbase. And right now we're accepting investors in our $17 dollar round to revolutionize the future of social media today for just 399 you can own 60 shares of stock in fan base

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