<img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2025/02/21/0/100/1080/720/1440/960/60/0/36e6bde_sirius-fs-upload-1-may3v7nvudnl-1740139529738-8-cpac-cpac-x-mp4-02-22-24-24-still001.jpg" alt="Inline image" width="100%" height="auto"> Former advisor to Donald Trump and far-right ideologue Steve Bannon made what looked like a Nazi gesture at the end of his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), on Friday, February 21. Billionaire and top Trump aid Elon Musk performed a similar gesture at the US's inauguration ceremony a month earlier. The annual CPAC in Washington brings together many of the world's most conservative right and far-right figures. France's Jordan Bardella, president of the far-right Rassemblement National, canceled his appearance at the conference on Friday citing a "gesture alluding to Nazi ideology." <section class="author"> Le Monde's video desk Translation of an original article published in French on <a href="https://lemonde.fr">lemonde.fr</a>; the publisher may only be liable for the French version. </section>

Video - The American far-right figure made the gesture at the end of his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC, on Friday.{ai:summary}Steve Bannon, a former Trump advisor, appeared to make a Nazi gesture during his speech at CPAC, prompting controversy. Elon Musk had previously made a similar gesture at the U.S. inauguration, leading to criticism. French far-right leader Jordan Bardella canceled his CPAC appearance over the incident. #politics

Video. Steve Bannon, former Trump adviser, appears to make Nazi gesture at CPAC

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