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PA elected official who mimicked Musk's salute online forced to resign from local library & nonprofit
Philadelphia Enquirer - (archived: https://archive.ph/zQE3Y ) A Montgomery County elected official mimicked Elon Musk’s controversial ‘salute,’ sparking outrage online and her resignation from the local library and a nonprofit
After posting a TikTok, mirroring billionaire Elon Musk's arm gesture — which some compared to a Nazi salute — Towamencin Supervisor Laura Smith resigned from her local library board position.
by Fallon Roth
Updated Jan. 25, 2025, 3:37 p.m. ET
In this TikTok video screen grab Laura Smith mimics Elon Musk's controversial gesture.
TikTok @laurasmith6036
A township supervisor in Montgomery County has come under fire, and resigned from her position at the local library, for posting a TikTok where she mimics the controversial gesture Elon Musk made during President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day festivities — which many have likened to a Nazi salute.
Towamencin Township Supervisor Laura Smith, a Republican and the board’s vice chair, posted a video that shows her hitting her chest three times before extending her arm outward. The video began gaining traction and generating outrage online Friday evening, days after Musk made a similar gesture during his speech to a crowd of Trump supporters at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
“Just checking in on my friends who are struggling this week, my heart goes out to you,” Smith says, accompanying the gesture. Musk also said “my heart goes out to you,” after making the gesture.
The TikTok — posted and eventually taken down from her now-deleted account — has culminated in her resignation from her board position at the Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library Saturday and endless emails and social media posts directed at the township. Local elected officials, including her Democratic colleagues on the board, and constituents want Smith’s resignation as township supervisor.
In a statement to The Inquirer, Smith said the video has been “greatly mischaracterized.” On Facebook, she said she made the post “to stir the pot. Because I can.”
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After posting a TikTok, mirroring billionaire Elon Musk's arm gesture — which some compared to a Nazi salute — Towamencin Supervisor Laura Smith resigned from her local library board position.
by Fallon Roth
Updated Jan. 25, 2025, 3:37 p.m. ET
In this TikTok video screen grab Laura Smith mimics Elon Musk's controversial gesture.
TikTok @laurasmith6036
A township supervisor in Montgomery County has come under fire, and resigned from her position at the local library, for posting a TikTok where she mimics the controversial gesture Elon Musk made during President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day festivities — which many have likened to a Nazi salute.
Towamencin Township Supervisor Laura Smith, a Republican and the board’s vice chair, posted a video that shows her hitting her chest three times before extending her arm outward. The video began gaining traction and generating outrage online Friday evening, days after Musk made a similar gesture during his speech to a crowd of Trump supporters at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
“Just checking in on my friends who are struggling this week, my heart goes out to you,” Smith says, accompanying the gesture. Musk also said “my heart goes out to you,” after making the gesture.
The TikTok — posted and eventually taken down from her now-deleted account — has culminated in her resignation from her board position at the Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library Saturday and endless emails and social media posts directed at the township. Local elected officials, including her Democratic colleagues on the board, and constituents want Smith’s resignation as township supervisor.
In a statement to The Inquirer, Smith said the video has been “greatly mischaracterized.” On Facebook, she said she made the post “to stir the pot. Because I can.”
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FAFO!
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