(Jewish Group) When Trump supporters gave him the finger, was it really a Nazi salute?

[Behind the Aegis]

At a Trump rally in Ohio last weekend, thousands of supporters thrust their index fingers into the air as the former president delivered his stump speech, causing experts across the internet to raise the alarm: Was the gesture a form of hate speech?

Many people are, well, confused. Could a crowd simply pointing upwards really be a hate sign? Don’t sports fans regularly chant “We’re number one!” while pointing giant foam index fingers in the air?

No one is sure. Perhaps it was simply a sign of support for Trump or a reference to his “America First” platform. Some experts drew parallels to gestures seen at an evangelical conference, or noted similarities to the Nazi sieg heil. Major outlets including The New York Times pointed out that the song playing during Trump’s speech is identical to a QAnon anthem called “WWG1WGA;” the title is short for the group’s slogan, “Where we go one, we go all.” The pointed finger might be in support of the song.

Even many Trump followers are baffled, discussing the same theories as mainstream news outlets, hate speech experts and Twitter talking heads.

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