Humza Yusuf He accused Elon Musk of accessing his private messages as part of a campaign to “smear” his reputation.

The former Scottish chief minister claimed Mr Musk, one of the richest men in the world and the owner of a company. social media platformHe “investigates” the confidential communications of people he sees as threats.

Mr Yousaf told the Tortoise media podcast he was “confident” the billionaire had access to his private communications on the platform. The podcast said it appeared Musk had refused to access private messages on X, formerly Twitter.

He did not explain why Mr. Musk, who had just been appointed by him, was appointed to the position. President-elect Donald Trump with “Eliminating” bureaucracy The US government also saw him as a “threat”.

‘One of the most dangerous men on the planet’

The two men have been involved in an ongoing feud since Mr Yousaf became first minister, with each claiming the other was a racist.

Mr Musk claimed Mr Yousaf was a “blatant racist” in response to video footage of a speech in which the Prime Minister condemned the lack of prominent non-white people in Scotland.

During unrest in parts of England and Northern Ireland this summer, Mr Yousaf referred to Mr Musk as a “race agitator” and claimed he was “one of the most dangerous men on the planet”.

Tesla’s owner replied Alleging that Mr Yousaf was “clearly extremely racist towards white people”. Mr Musk added: “I dare this scumbag to sue me. Go ahead, make my day.

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