8 months ago
Khosla Accuses Musk of Racism
Vinod Khosla, an Indian-American billionaire, recently accused Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and other companies, of promoting racism and anti-immigration sentiments on social media.
Khosla coined the term 'WAGA' (White America Great Again) to criticize Musk's views and encouraged non-white and 'decent white' employees of Musk's companies to quit and join his own venture capital firm.
Musk responded by denying the allegations and pointing out that his partner is half-Indian and his son is named after an Indian physicist.
The two billionaires have a history of clashing on social media over various issues, including political views and a legal battle over access to a public beach in California.
Vinod Khosla accused Elon Musk of promoting racism and anti-immigration sentiments on social media.
Khosla coined the term 'WAGA' (White America Great Again) to criticize Musk's views.
Khosla urged non-white and 'decent white' employees of Musk's companies to quit and join his firm.
Musk denied the allegations, pointing out that his partner is half-Indian and his son is named after an Indian physicist.
The two billionaires have a history of clashing on social media over various issues, including political views and a legal battle over access to a public beach in California.
- Who
- Vinod Khosla and Elon Musk
- What
- A public feud on social media over racism allegations and employee poaching
- Where
- On the social media platform X (formerly Twitter)
- When
- January 27, 2026, with references to a September 2025 post by Musk
- Why
- Khosla accused Musk of promoting racism and anti-immigration sentiments, leading to a public exchange between the two billionaires
Vinod Khosla
Elon Musk
Racism Allegations
Vinod Khosla
Khosla accused Musk of promoting racism and anti-immigration sentiments, coining the term 'WAGA' (White America Great Again) to criticize Musk's views.
Elon Musk
Musk denied the allegations, pointing out that his partner is half-Indian and his son is named after an Indian physicist.
Employee Poaching
Vinod Khosla
Khosla urged non-white and 'decent white' employees of Musk's companies to quit and join his firm.
Elon Musk
Musk accused Khosla of trying to poach his top talent.
Public Beach Access
Vinod Khosla
No direct stance mentioned by Khosla in the articles.
Elon Musk
Musk accused Khosla of trying to stop the public from using a public beach near his house, referring to Khosla's lawsuits over restricting access to Martins Beach.
Key facts
- Vinod Khosla
- Indian-American billionaire and founder of Khosla Ventures
- Elon Musk
- CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and X (formerly Twitter)
- MAGA
- Make America Great Again, a slogan popularized by Donald Trump
- WAGA
- White America Great Again, a term coined by Vinod Khosla
- Khosla Ventures
- Venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla
- Martins Beach
- A beach in California that was the subject of a legal battle between Khosla and the public
- Shivon Zilis
- Elon Musk's partner, who is half-Indian
- Chandrasekhar
- An Indian physicist after whom Musk named his eldest son with Shivon
Timeline
Trump claims trade prevented India-Pakistan nuclear war, reviving Nobel talk.
Then, he publicly pushes Nobel nod for India-Pakistan 'peace'.
Vinod Khosla slams Trump's Nobel bid, citing Iran, Israel stances.
Khosla's Trump critique may foreshadow Musk clash in 2025.
Khosla accuses Musk of racism, sparking tech feud.
Quotes
Elon Musk
Billionaire entrepreneur and owner of Tesla
“Vinod, you’re not just such a pompous a****** that you tried to stop the public from using a public beach near your house, you’ve also gone full retard. My partner, Shivon, is half Indian and my eldest son with her is named in honour of the great Indian physicist Chandrasekhar.”
wionews.com
firstpost.com
“White people are a rapidly diminishing minority of the global population.”
firstpost.com
Vinod Khosla
Indian-origin venture capitalist and co-founder of Sun Microsystems
“"@elonmusk doesn't want MAGA, he wants WAGA or 'white America great again' as a racism is great and desirable paradigm. All non-whites in @tesla, @SpaceX@X, etc., and all decent whites should quit and join our portfolio. Email us your LinkedIn!"”
wionews.com
firstpost.com
Sources
Elon Musk reacts to Vinod Khosla after being accused of white supremacy
Elon Musk hits back at Vinod Khosla after “WAGA” accusation
‘My partner is half Indian, son’s name is Shekhar’: Elon Musk retorts at Indian-American billionaire Khosla over ‘racism’ allegations
Elon Musk & Vinod Khosla Clash Over Race & Immigration Debate On Social Media
Who is Vinod Khosla, Indian-American billionaire trading barbs with Musk over ‘White America’?
Elon Musk calls Vinod Khosla a 'full retard'
‘Elon Musk wants WAGA’? Indian-American billionaire takes ‘racist’ dig at Tesla CEO in rare hiring post
‘Half Indian’: Musk blasts Vinod Khosla’s ‘racist’ dig in expletive-laden rant | Tech billionaires feud escalates
