Reacting sharply to an online video allegedly threatening his life, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has declared war. A Somali-American woman recently said during a TikTok livestream that the tech billionaire is “about to die” soon, stating she “wouldn’t worry too much about him.” A clip from the livestream was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by user DogeDesigner. The tech billionaire, who appeared to take the comment as death threat, replied saying “Then it is war”. The livestream was posted by a Somali TikToker who went by the name “Dowza.z”. According to a Fox News report, the account has since been deleted. In the video, the TikToker is seen switching back and forth from speaking in Somali and English, discussing Musk’s recent criticisms of Somali-run businesses engaged in rampant fraud in Minnesota. But her statement on Musk was said in English.
Interestingly, Musk has pinned the post on this Twitter timeline which has now crossed more than 44 million views so far.
Users come in Elon Musk’s support
Popular conservative account Libs of TikTok also shared the clip on Twitter, urging that the FBI “should definitely look into this.” DogeDesigner also shared post, writing “Protect Elon Musk at all costs.”Sharing an X post, conservative commentator Eric Daugherty wrote, “When fraud is exposed – it’s always the fraudsters who yell and complain the loudest. Their THEFT will come to an end.”Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee posted on his personal X account, “Deport her immediately,” adding, “She shouldn’t be here.”
Minnesota Somali fraud
Recently, the Trump administration launched a probe into Minnesota’s “Feeding Our Future” $250 million fraud scheme that allegedly targeted a children’s nutrition program the Department of Agriculture funded and that Minnesota oversaw during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to reports, more than 70 people have been charged in the scheme, allegedly taking advantage of the US Department of Agriculture’s decision to waive certain Federal Child Nutrition Program requirements.Amid the alleged fraud reports, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced that it would be freezing childcare payments to Minnesota.