Elon Musk Brands Scotland’s Leader Humza Yousaf a ‘Blatant Racist’
Andrew McDonald, Politico, October 27, 2023
Scotland’s Humza Yousaf laughed off claims from X and Tesla tycoon Elon Musk on Friday that he is a “blatant racist.”
Racists foaming at the mouth at my very existence.
Me: pic.twitter.com/DsKRWRhnIy
— Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) October 27, 2023
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“What a blatant racist!” Musk posted on X, the social media platform he owns. He was replying to an account named “End Wokeness,” which had tweeted out a clip of the old Yousaf speech.
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf openly despises white people
Why would Scotland’s Parliament and King select a guy who hates almost 100% of the country?
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) October 25, 2023
In the speech — which Yousaf, then justice secretary, made in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder — he said Scotland has “a problem of structural racism.” He said that in 99 percent of the meetings he attends, he is the only non-white person in the room.
He then named several senior positions in the Scottish government and civil society, which he said were all filled by white people. {snip}
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