Keeping up with your new mentor...: Vinod Khosla hits back at Elon Musk after ‘no plebs allowed’ signboard controversy

Indian-American businessman and venture capitalist, Vinod Khosla

Indian-American venture capitalist Vinod Khosla took a swipe at Tesla boss Elon Musk after  Musk called out  Khosla for not allowing "plebs" on a public beach near his home. This was the latest instance when the two engaged in a war of words on Sunday.

In a post on X, Khosla wrote,"Keeping up with your new mentor @realDonaldTrump in tweeting fictional photographs or atleast not one I have ever seen. There has NEVER been a dispute on access to the beach (which is public ), just accessing it thru private property. Every court ruling and appeal of the Friends of Martin's Beach lawsuit we have won that reasserted acess thru private property is not legal. Separately the commies at California Coastal Commission want us to apply for a permit to close an old paid parking business and yet they have not permitted us to apply for this closure. Get details before you tweet nonsense."

Keeping up with your new mentor @realDonaldTrump in tweeting fictional photographs or atleast not one I have ever seen. There has NEVER been a dispute on access to the beach (which is public ), just accessing it thru private property. Every court ruling and appeal of the Friends https://t.co/5PVE8uxDpH
Vinod Khosla (@vkhosla) September 21, 2024

Earlier in a post on X, Elon Musk wrote, "Wow, so crazy that @vkhosla put this sign on a public beach." He also added a picture of the sign board that reads "no plebs allowed".

In July this year both Elon Musk and Vinod Khosla had an arguement over Donald Trump's candidature for US presidency. In a post on X, Khosla wrote,"Hard for me to support someone with no values, lies, cheats, rapes, demeans women, hates immigrants like me. He may cut my taxes or reduce some regulation but that is no reason to accept depravity in his personal values. Do you want President who will set back climate by a decade in his first year? Do you want his example for your kids as values?"

Replying to his post, Musk said Trump "doesn’t hate you. In fact, I think he likes you. Meet him and find out for yourself".The Tesla and SpaceX CEO said he is not suggesting that Trump is without flaws, however, there should be an administration that is more likely to be meritocratic and promote individual freedoms over the heavy hand of government.

"How many times have you read something in the media where you know the real story, but what they printed was diabolically false? Well, it’s way worse in politics, which is a blood sport...Many years ago, that was the Democratic Party, but now, the pendulum has swung to the Republican Party,”he said. Khosla in his reply said that he agreed with not trusting the media as well as on meritocratic and promoting individual freedoms.

Continuing his support for the former US president, Musk said civilisation does need oil and gas for quite some time. “I don’t think we should demonise an industry that is essential for humanity to function. However, as you know, sustainable energy production and consumption is growing very rapidly and is tracking to exceed the use of hydrocarbon fuels. That will happen no matter what Trump does,” Musk asserted. And as for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), he said, the amount contributed by the US is absurdly higher than other allies. “Why are American taxpayers paying for the defence of Europe when Europe is fully capable of doing so itself?” Musk asked.

*With Agency Inputs