Today has been coming for a long time, if you’re a Republican you’ll be delighted but if you’re not then it’s a bitter pill to swallow.

The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th US President will take place in Washington DC, beginning at 11.30am Eastern Time and around half-an-hour into it the 78-year-old will be sworn in for his second time in charge.

But during the President-elect’s final ‘MAGA’ rally before he is sworn in, he spoke about vote counting computers in Pennsylvania and people on Twitter think he might have incriminated himself and Elon Musk in ‘odd’ confession at the rally.

President-elect Donald Trump came out with a weird statement about vote-counting computers during his final speech before being sworn in as President (NewsMax TV)

Speaking of Musk at the rally, Trump said: “And then he journeyed to Pennslyvania where he spent a month and a half campaigning for me and he’s a popular guy.

“He knows those computers better than anybody. All those computers, those vote-counting computers, and we ended up winning Pennsylvania like in a landslide.

“So, it was pretty good, it was pretty good. So, thank you to Elon.”

Taking to the social media platform, one user posted: “This is called a confession.”

“What an odd thing to say,” another typed.

While a third was shocked at what the soon-to-be president said. They said: “Did he just……..”

With a fourth adding: “Now, Trump suggests that Elon Musk rigged the PA vote-counting computers in his favor.

“Surely the GOP will be demanding a full investigation into Trump and his oligarch wannabe-dictator buddies. Right?”

However, not everyone saw it this way, and suggested that people are grasping at straws.

They tweeted: “I literally just watched it and he never said any of that…”

Elon Musk, who spoke during Trump’s victory rally, apparently knows vote-counting computers better than anybody (NewsMax TV)

While another explained: “‘Depending on which county a resident lives in, they may vote by voting machine, or they may vote with a paper ballot that is scanned in.

“Pennsylvania uses different systems to count mail-in ballots in some parts of the state that are used to count the same-day vote, and every vote in the state leaves a paper trail.’

“Therefore it would be technically impossible to hack voting machines since the paper trail would not match up. Wishful thinking though.”

Could that be all it was? I’m no expert but there’s too much conspiracy around vote-counting in the US, I personally believe Trump won fair and square – as did President Joe Biden in the 2020 elections.

“Now I’m convinced the inauguration will be inside due to protests,” commented one person, and by the outrage his comments have struck on Musk’s own social media platform… moving it indoors might be best.

Just four days into his presidency, Donald Trump has done damage to a market that both Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos sunk major investments in.

As two of the world’s richest men, they’re used to some healthy competition – like the space race, for example, with Musk’s SpaceX attempting to rival Bezos’ Blue Origin.

But it seems neither will be benefiting as the president rolled back Joe Biden’s electric vehicle policies after being sworn into office on Monday (January 20).

Trump wasted no time in signing off a raft of executive orders, including one against transgender people, that technically makes everyone in the US female.

On the automotive front, he revoked a 2021 Biden order that demanded EVs make up 50 percent of new cars by 2030.

Musk is now part of Trump’s White House advisory team, DOGE (om Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The president had previously agreed to end federal tax credit for EV purchases, too, which cost up to $7,500 for new zero-emission vehicles and also $4,000 for used ones.

For Tesla CEO Musk, of course, this isn’t great news.

On Tuesday, Tesla shares fell as much as three percent, with investor confidence, understandably, knocked. But confident Musk agreed that EV subsidies should end, reckoning it would only have a ‘slight’ impact on his business.

He told analysts back in July, as per Yahoo! Finance: “I guess that there would be, like, some impact, but I think it would be devastating for our competitors and for Tesla slightly.

“But long term probably actually helps Tesla, would be my guess, yes … the value of Tesla overwhelmingly is autonomy.”

Tesla’s stock price fell sharply the day after Trump’s inaugaration (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Interestingly, Musk is also part of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is tasked with advising the White House to slash ‘federal spending.’

Tesla’s stock wasn’t the only one feeling the pinch on Tuesday, as EV charging company EVgo and Tesla rival Rividian also saw a drop in share prices.

And this too spells trouble for Amazon founder Bezos.

The billionaire is a major investor in Rivian, a company that began trading in 2009, some six years after Tesla began its journey as Tesla Motors in 2003.

According to some reports, Amazon owns a stake of up to 15 percent stake in Rivian after apparently investing $700 million into its car making plans.

Rivian received billions of dollars of funding from Joe Biden’s government (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Rivian)

The company reportedly received a $6.6 billion loan from Biden’s government only a mere two months ago and recently partnered with Volkswagen to produce an electric Ford backed by Biden.

But a flurry of obstacles – including supply chain issues and high interest rates – saw its production rate slow down.

However, analysts last year predicted Rivian’s growth could ‘accelerate over the next three years,’ with plans to launch a ‘cheaper’ R2 SUV in 2026 and two higher-end RVs by 2027.

Elon Musk has tried to drag Taylor Swift into his controversy after he was accused of giving a ‘Nazi salute’ during the President’s inauguration.

It’s been quite the week for the Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder who has found himself in the center of the spotlight in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on Monday (January 20).

As Trump took his oath to office as the 47th president of the United States, allegations about Musk’s behavior during the ceremony went viral.

The billionaire was slammed on social media after people said he appeared to make a ‘Nazi salute‘ in the Capitol One Arena, Washington, before the Inauguration Day parade.

In the moment, the 53-year-old was apparently excited by the idea of sending a man to Mars with the American flag, during which the Twitter owner thumped his chest and shot his arm out – not once but twice.

Musk was accused of making a Nazi salute during the Trump rally (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

While the Anti-Defamation League jumped to Musk’s defense, writing that it was an ‘awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm’, the tech mogul himself said critics need ‘better dirty tricks’ and that ‘the ‘everyone is Hitler’ attack is sooo tired.’

The father-of-12 also took shots at Wikipedia co-founders, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, after the page on Musk included an update on the incident.

He also snapped back to US Congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who said his arm movement was a ‘Heil Hitler salute that was performed and repeated for emphasis and clarity’. Musk said she had ‘lost her marbles.’

Meanwhile, some Tesla owners have vowed to separate themselves from the company out of ’embarrassment’.

Now, however, Musk doesn’t seem to be letting up on the matter and is now allegedly attempting to drag Taylor Swift down with him.

He retweeted two doctored images of the pop superstar with her right arm raised in an apparent comparison or joke that Swift has done a similar gesture that could be interpreted as a ‘Nazi salute’.

One Tweet with the image had the caption: “My god. Not her too,” while the second read: “Does this mean Swifties = Hitler youth?” with an image of the Swift next to an image of Hitler.

The star had blown a kiss to the crowd (Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

But users on Reddit have slammed Musk again, claiming the picture is a screenshot of Swift blowing a kiss to crowds after a performance in New York in 2014 – and that the image has been flipped to ‘the correct arm’ used by the Nazis.

Fans have raced to the discussion with dozens calling on the ‘Love Story’ hitmaker to sue him.

“This is the one time I’m gonna actually say this, but Swifties… This is your f****** moment to shine. Rise up on this fool! I’m sat,” another joked, “UNLEASH THEM! I want them in their most rabid form on this.”

Others said Musk has an ‘obsession’ with the 35-year-old and continue to criticize him for failing to issue a full explanation beyond retweets ‘with emojis’.

“Elon Musk is such a weirdo,” another wrote, “If he has no haters I’m dead.”

Since the debacle, the only Tweet Musk has posted on the matter reads: “The radical leftists are really upset that they had to take time out of their busy day praising Hamas to call me a Nazi.”

Elon Musk has spoken out after being accused of giving a ‘Nazi salute’ during Donald Trump’s inauguration.

On Monday (January 20), Donald Trump was officially sworn into the White House as the 47th President of the United States and for his second term since 2021.

The President made a raft of promises during his inauguration speech as he vowed the ‘golden age of America begins’ with his term.

However, during his inauguration celebration, the Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder, Musk, appeared to make a ‘Nazi salute’ in the Capitol One Arena, Washington, ahead of the Inauguration Day parade.

Musk made the awkward gesture inside the Capitol One Arena during the inauguration (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

The 53-year-old appeared to be thrilled about the prospect of sending a man to Mars and planting an American flag, during which the Twitter owner thumped his chest and shot his right arm out towards the sky.

The billionaire tech mogul commented: “Thank you for making it happen. Thank you, my heart goes out to you,” before turning back to the audience and repeating the bizarre gesture towards the American flag.

The move sparked controversy online with many describing the gesture as akin to a fascist salute or ‘odd-looking’, such as CNN anchors, Erin Burnett and Kasie Hunt, reports The Independent.

Hunt noted the move was ‘evocative of things that we have seen through history’ and ‘not something you typically see at American rallies’.

Others on Twitter accused Musk of making a ‘Sieg Heil’ as ‘clear as day’, while others said the move was indefensible and couldn’t have been a mistake or accident seen as as he ‘did it twice’.

However, the Anti-Defamation League, the antisemitism watchdog, has since defended Musk, writing on Twitter: “It seems that [Musk] make an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute, but again, we appreciate that people on on edge.”

The statement added: “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.

“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.”

US Congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez snapped back to the New York-based group: “Just to be clear, you are defending a Heil Hitler salute that was performed and repeated for emphasis and clarity.

“People can officially stop listening to you as any sort of reputable source of information now. You work for them. Thank you for making that crystal clear to all.”

What has Elon Musk said about the gesture?

Now, Musk himself appears to have spoken out amid the backlash, writing in response that Ocasio-Cortex has ‘just 100 percent lost her marbles’.

Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term yesterday (Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)

Another user jumped to his defense, writing: “Can we please retire the calling people a Nazi thing? It didn’t work during the election, it’s not working now, it’s tired, boring, and old material, you’ve burned out its effect, people don’t feel shocked by it anymore, the wolf has been cried too many times.”

Musk responded with a ‘yeah exactly’ and a yawn emoji.

“Frankly, they need better dirty tricks,” he wrote in a follow-up. “The ‘everyone is Hitler’ attack is sooo tired.”

Musk was also the subject of social media chatter earlier in the day when Trump commented on America’s goal to send a person to Mars, during which Musk gave an enthusiastic thumbs up next to a less-than-impressed Barron Trump.