CNN host says ‘we already knew’ Steve Bannon was ‘on the side of Nazis’ after CPAC salute - ‘He‘s playing footsie with Nazism is what he‘s doing,’ comic W. Kamau Bell said on Monday regarding Steve Bannon’s CPAC gesture.

Steve Bannon, former White House strategist and key Trump ally, sparked controversy at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday after users accused him of briefly performing a Nazi-style salute.

At the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday, Steve Bannon decided to perform a Roman salute, commonly associated with Nazi Germany. Bannon subtly made the gesture during his speech at the conference, raising his right arm with his palm outstretched, facing downward to cheers from the audience.

Just last month, Elon Musk (aka the richest man on Earth), was widely accused of doing a Nazi salute at the rally following President Donald Trump's inauguration. After thanking the crowd, he slapped his chest before extending his arm out with a flat, open palm.

Bannon has denied it was supposed to be a Nazi salute. In an interview with NBC News at the conference Thursday, Bannon said, “I do that all the time. I wave to my crowd, because it’s all about them.” But if you watch the video,

President Donald Trump's former White House chief strategist told the crowd to "fight, fight, fight" before raising his right arm.