A California man who threw up Nazi salutes from inside a Tesla Cybertruck is now regretting that decision after getting bombarded with negative reviews on Yelp.
A video posted to social media on Wednesday shows a man, who appears to be intoxicated, riding in the vehicle’s front-passenger seat, with his arm out the window, throwing up the Sieg Heil salute to pedestrians.
A homophobic slur can also be heard coming from inside the vehicle.
The Cybertruck also featured the name and logo of a Modesto company, Cyber Electric, where the man identified as Marco Diaz works as an agent.
Since the video was posted, Cyber Electric’s Yelp page has been flooded with horrible reviews, SFGATE reported. A photo of right wing billionaire Elon Musk performing the Nazi salute at a Donald Trump inauguration event in January was also uploaded to the company’s page.
“There is no room in Modesto for Nazi businesses. Don’t support fascism or homophobics,” one reviewer wrote.
“Is this who you want in your home, around your family performing repairs?” another yelper wrote. “Disgusting.”
By Thursday, a disclaimer appeared on Cyber Electric’s Yelp page saying that commenting had been temporarily disabled because of the “increased public attention.”
The company also disabled their Instagram and Facebook pages.
In a statement Diaz apologized for his actions but said it was in response to “provocation.”
“I deeply regret my actions in the video. I was intoxicated and reacted foolishly to provocation, but I take full responsibility,” he told SFGATE in an emailed statement, adding that he has regularly faced hostility by “getting flipped off” or receiving a “thumbs-down” while driving his Cybertruck.
He denied making homophobic insults and stated that the people recording him were yelling at him, prompting him to react.
Regardless, he said, “the gesture does not reflect my beliefs, and I’m sorry for the hurt it caused.”
