An image of Elon Musk making the gesture during his speech at U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration was projected onto Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg.

“Musk is using his wealth from Tesla to back far-right parties and degrade democracy,” a spokesperson for the activist group, Led By Donkeys, told a local news agency. “He shouldn’t be surprised if people don’t fancy driving round in his cars for much longer.” The group’s German counterparts are called Centre for Political Beauty.