Elon Musk pushed back against critics who have likened him and President Donald Trump to Nazis, calling the accusations a smear campaign meant to discredit their efforts to overhaul government, The Hill reported.

In a Fox News interview set to air Saturday on “My View with Lara Trump,” the Tesla and SpaceX CEO reflected on a gesture made during Trump’s inauguration that critics claimed resembled a Nazi salute. Musk said the interpretation was both inaccurate and intentionally misleading.

“Well, I mean, look, it’s a relentless propaganda campaign, which obviously President Trump has experienced for a very long time, 20 years, maybe longer,” Musk said. “And politics is a blood sport, so they’re going to come up with whatever attacks they can to destroy the public perception of someone.”

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