Elon Musk has a 2-word reaction to a Somali TikToker seemingly threatening his life on camera

Elon Musk recently reacted to a Somali TikToker who appeared to be threatening his life on camera. This came after Musk recently amplified YouTuber Nick Shirley's claims of the Somali community in Minnesota allegedly using federally funded day care centers to commit fraud.

On January 1, 2026, X account @cb_doge posted a video of a female Somali TikToker talking about Elon Musk. While the TikToker primarily spoke in another language in the video, she frequently added a few words or sentences in English. In the clip, she held up a tablet that showed a video reporting on Elon Musk's recent comments about Shirley's claims, saying:

"I wouldn't worry too much about him [Elon Musk]. He about to die."

While the full context of her statement was unclear, many online assumed this to be a threat to Musk's life. Additionally, the tech billionaire himself reacted to the clip with a two-word response on X, writing:

"Wonderful people."

Musk also had another reply to the TikToker, which has now become his pinned tweet on his X profile. The Tesla co-founder quote-tweeted the TikToker's video and wrote: "Then it is war."

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Nick Shirley thanked Elon Musk for providing a platform for free speech via X

On December 26, 2025, YouTuber Nick Shirley posted a 43-minute video allegedly exposing Minnesota's "billion dollar fraud scandal involving Tim Walz and the Somali population." The video, posted a day after Christmas, went viral on social media, garnering over 2.9 million views on YouTube and 131 million views on X as of the time of this article.

According to the video, Shirley claimed that many federally funded Somali-owned day care centres were not providing care for children but were instead complicit in widespread government assistance fraud. Shirley, who described himself as an "independent YouTube journalist," claimed to have uncovered over $110 million in fraud.

Furthermore, the video was widely amplified by prominent conservative parties, including Vice President JD Vance, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Elon Musk. According to NPR, Vance reposted the video and credited Shirley with doing "far more useful journalism than any of the winners of the 2024 [Pulitzer] prizes." Patel wrote that the FBI began investigating "Minnesota to dismantle large-scale fraud schemes exploiting federal programs" before the video went viral.

Meanwhile, Musk has been amplifying the video's content for days, reposting multiple sources that allegedly pointed to high levels of fraud in Minnesota. He dubbed Minnesota governor Tim Walz as "Traitor Tim," writing in one X post:

"Traitor Tim, time to answer for your crimes."

Nick Shirley recently thanked Elon Musk for providing a platform for free speech on X, which the tech billionaire purchased in 2022. Days after his video went viral, Shirley appeared for an interview with Info Wars' Alex Jones, where he praised Musk for "leveling out the playing field and giving us a platform where we can speak freely."

"What he did by leveling out the playing field and giving us a platform where we can speak freely, he's not only helped save the United States, he's helping save the United Kingdom as people are actually able to speak out," Shirley said.

He added:

"X is the number one news source for most countries in the world now because people are able to get that news straight from their phone without having to go through and get a subscription... So, thank you, Elon Musk, because what he has done has helped shape society in many ways."

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In other news, the Trump administration is reportedly freezing child care funds to Minnesota in light of recent allegations of fraud.

Edited by Juhi Marzia