Conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham stirred up a social-media furor Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, appearing to momentarily give a Nazi-like salute at the end of her speech.
Did she just… https://t.co/NkPy2dypCP #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/2l4sMHfRLy
— GIPHY (@giphy) July 21, 2016
Though it lasted just a moment before quickly turning into a bent-arm wave, Twitter users quickly freaked out.
I like how she tried to turn the nazi salute into a wave, like when you trip on the sidewalk and start running. pic.twitter.com/OFtM4UCFLk
— Imraan Siddiqi (@imraansiddiqi) July 21, 2016
Laura Ingraham Plagiarizes Hitler pic.twitter.com/yBW1Bp1Ulb
— Todd 'Papi' Carlos (@TheToddWilliams) July 21, 2016
I'm taking a night off from the RNC, but did Laura Ingraham give a Nazi salute with the WRONG hand? Very embarrassing if true.
— Jack Kogod (@Unsilent) July 21, 2016
Last night Ben Carson's Lucifer, tonight Laura Ingraham's Nazi salute- what will Ivanka do tomorrow?
— Roland Scahill (@rolandscahill) July 21, 2016
But while Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump does have support among some far right-wing groups, it’s safe to say the gesture was nothing more than a stiff wave. And she’s not the only one who’s been caught doing so.
So liberals are complaining that Laura Ingraham saluted like this? pic.twitter.com/ahEmaRxJhd
— Deplorable Jen (@jenilynn1001) July 21, 2016
For her part, Ingraham ripped Hillary Clinton, men who sport buns and wear skinny jeans, and drew some of the loudest applause of the night when she chastised the media for their perceived anti-conservative bias.
“To all my friends up there in the press: You all know why, in your heart, Donald Trump won the nomination. You know it. You know why he won it?” she asked. “Because he dared to call out the phonies, the frauds, and the corruption that has gone unexposed and uncovered for far too long. Too long! Do your job!”
This article was originally published on Marketwatch.
