Conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham’s speech about grit and American values was red meat to the audience at Wednesday night’s Republican National Convention.
But it was her sign-off wave – which, from one camera angle, looked a lot like a Nazi salute – that got the internet’s attention.
Here’s a gif of Ingraham’s wave:
Did she just… https://t.co/NkPy2dypCP #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/2l4sMHfRLy
— GIPHY (@giphy) July 21, 2016
And just a few of the best reactions:
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 with the faux(?) fascist salute https://t.co/NKq6aHIJpK
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) July 21, 2016
#RNCinCLE in one GIF: pic.twitter.com/OlrqbnKUVd
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) July 21, 2016
it was a sheriff’s star https://t.co/LuWCLa6WPJ
— Matthew (@Matterless) July 21, 2016
Nazis: the original work-from-home small business owners https://t.co/PF7easOjVK
— Sarah Thyre (@SarahThyre) July 21, 2016
cant wait for the RNC to be like “nah, Laura Ingraham was just doing a Bellamy salute because she respects the flag”
— kendrick lobstar (@KLobstar) July 21, 2016
When you confuse next week’s Nazi meeting with this week’s RNC and remember there’s cameras around pic.twitter.com/7lu3GcKur3
— Doc Savage (@SoloChills) July 21, 2016
You can definitely see a dull flicker in her eyes of recognition at what that gesture was https://t.co/cMvGwz72rl
— Antoine Linguine (@aklingus) July 21, 2016
