Twitter Calls Out Laura Ingraham’s Nazi Salute During RNC Speech

Thursday’s award for most awkward moment goes to political commentator and conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham, who did this at the end of her Wednesday night speech:

https://twitter.com/Slade/status/756103715245977600

Yes. The motion looks very similar to the “Sieg Heil!” gesture used by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and his supporters. And Twitter did what it does best, take notice:

https://twitter.com/8675309Carson/status/756009127881482240

https://twitter.com/Nettaaaaaaaa/status/755953889283756032

Ingraham was riding high until twitter users pointed it out. Conservatives used her speech as the prime example of what a RNC 2016 speaker should do, endorse Donald Trump with sweeping praise — which was the exact opposite route Ted Cruz took later in the evening.

The Obama Diaries author finally responded to the accusations and broke her silence Thursday morning:

Then the 53-year-old tweeted out a photo montage of Hillary Clinton making the same gesture …

NewsOne, what do you think? Was it an accident or another ploy for headlines?

SOURCE: Twitter | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty

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