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Sky News AU
01-07-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
Elon Musk's ex-friend Phillip Low predicts he is ‘going to do everything to damage' Donald Trump after feud
One of billionaire tycoon Elon Musk's former tech friends is ominously predicting that the world's richest man isn't finished with President Trump despite their feud earlier this month fading away. Philip Low, a neuroscientist who founded NeuroVigil and had a falling out with Musk, argued that Trump's former right-hand man doesn't move on from big fights with people. 'I've had my share of blowouts with Elon over the years,' Low told Politico. 'Knowing Elon the way I know him, I do think he's going to do everything to damage the president.' Earlier this month, Musk, 54, went ballistic on Trump after his frustrations with the deficit impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act seemingly reached a breaking point. During his fiery rhetorical haymakers against Trump, the former Department of Government Efficiency boss argued that without his help, 'Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate.' He blasted Trump's marquee megabill as 'pork-filled' and a 'disgusting abomination,' while also calling for the creation of a new political party. Musk also dropped a 'big bomb,' alleging that the president was in the Jeffrey Epstein files, in a since-deleted post. 'I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week,' Musk later posted on X. Trump has seemingly let bygones be bygones as well, calling his onetime billionaire buddy a 'wonderful guy' who's 'gonna do well always.' 'He's a smart guy, and he actually went and campaigned with me and this and that, but he got a little bit upset and that wasn't appropriate,' Trump told Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures' in a pre-taped interview late last week. But Low surmised that the public moves by the two moguls to bury the hatchet has been 'purely cosmetic.' 'He has been humiliated,' he contended. 'The whole idea that Elon is going to be on his side and help woo Congress and invest in election campaigns for right-wing judges — Elon might do all of that, but deep down, it's over.' The neuroscientist mused that Trump 'tends to make up with his former sparring partners like [Steve] Bannon a bit more easily than Elon does' — but suggested that's not his experience with Musk. The SpaceX and Tesla mogul helped finance NeuroVigil, which developed iBrain, a device that is intended to give patients a means of getting a non-invasive electroencephalogram to monitor their brain activity. He also joined its advisory board. By 2021, Musk sought to get off NeuroVigil's advisory board, so Low fired him to ensure the billionaire couldn't exercise his stock options, fearing that could damage the company. At that point, Musk had formed his own neurotechnology company, Neuralink. Low went on a public diatribe against Musk earlier this year, penning a blistering Facebook post disparaging his former friend. Over the weekend, Musk re-upped his criticism of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as the Senate GOP worked on advancing the legislative bundle. 'Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame!' Musk raged on X Monday. 'And they will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth.' Originally published as Elon Musk's ex-friend Phillip Low predicts he is 'going to do everything to damage' Donald Trump after feud
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Musk will ‘do everything to damage' Trump and is building political influence to rival MAGA, mogul's former friend reveals
A man who was once close with billionaire Elon Musk warned President Donald Trump that the tech CEO is unforgiving and will do 'everything' to hurt the president, even after the two seemingly made up. 'I've had my share of blowouts with Elon over the years,' Philip Low told POLITICO. 'Knowing Elon the way I know him, I do think he's going to do everything to damage the president.' Low, a neuroscientist who founded the company NeuroVigil, experienced Musk's grudges firsthand when he fired the Tesla CEO from the advisory board of his startup in 2021. He claimed that Musk joined the advisory board for NeuroVigil, which builds a non-invasive brain monitoring device that can be used to detect neurological conditions. But then attempted to leave NeuroVigil's board after starting his brain-implant company Neuralink. Low fired Musk from NeuroVigil's advisory board instead of allowing him to resign to prevent the tech billionaire from using his stock options to hurt NeuroVigil. Low, who has known the tech mogul for 14 years, said he's unconvinced that Musk has forgiven Trump for the verbal battle the two engaged in earlier this month across their respective social media platforms. Musk had a bitter end to his time as an adviser and de facto head of the Department of Government Efficiency after publicly criticizing Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' on X. Trump claimed he pushed Musk out for acting 'crazy' and threatened to revoke his lucrative government contracts. In return, Musk accused Trump of being named in the government's investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. Trump has not been accused of any formal wrongdoing or charged with a crime related to the Epstein investigation. Though the two had a bitter falling out on social media, they appear to have reconciled somewhat - something Low branded as 'purely cosmetic' and transactional. 'He (Musk) has been humiliated,' he said. 'The whole idea that Elon is going to be on his side and help woo Congress and invest in election campaigns for right-wing judges — Elon might do all of that, but deep down, it's over.' Indeed, Low is warning that Musk may use his influence to undermine Trump's as a form of revenge. 'It's not a question of if, it's a question of when,' Low said 'Elon has his own pattern of trying to destabilize companies. He wants to take over, and if he can't take them over, then he tries to create a rival entity to compete,' Low said, though Low once noted Neuralink and NeuroVigil are not rivals. 'They were absolutely on a collision course, and I think that Trump tried to gloss over it by making it look as if he wanted Elon to be as aggressive as he was,' Low told POLITICO. Musk used his finances to help Trump get elected last year and his influence to secure a spot in the White House temporarily. Low believes Musk could use that same influence and connections to threaten Trump politically. 'He doesn't realize the battle that he has on his hands, and one way to cut the support away from Elon is to actually adopt some of the things he is for,' Low said.
New York Post
30-06-2025
- Business
- New York Post
Elon Musk's ex-friend predicts he is ‘going to do everything to damage' Trump after feud
One of billionaire tycoon Elon Musk's former tech friends is ominously predicting that the world's richest man isn't finished with President Trump despite their feud earlier this month fading away. Philip Low, a neuroscientist who founded NeuroVigil and had a falling out with Musk, argued that Trump's former right-hand man doesn't move on from big fights with people. 'I've had my share of blowouts with Elon over the years,' Low told Politico. 'Knowing Elon the way I know him, I do think he's going to do everything to damage the president.' Advertisement Earlier this month, Musk, 54, went ballistic on Trump after his frustrations with the deficit impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act seemingly reached a breaking point. During his fiery rhetorical haymakers against Trump, the former Department of Government Efficiency boss argued that without his help, 'Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate.' 4 Philip Low, as seen at a TED Talk in 2009, fired Elon Musk from the advisory board of NeuroVigil. Youtube/TEDMED Advertisement 4 Elon Musk has kept a lower political profile in the days since his blow-up against President Trump. AP He blasted Trump's marquee megabill as 'pork-filled' and a 'disgusting abomination,' while also calling for the creation of a new political party. Musk also dropped a 'big bomb,' alleging that the president was in the Jeffrey Epstein files, in a since-deleted post. 'I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week,' Musk later posted on X. Trump has seemingly let bygones be bygones as well, calling his onetime billionaire buddy a 'wonderful guy' who's 'gonna do well always.' Advertisement 'He's a smart guy, and he actually went and campaigned with me and this and that, but he got a little bit upset and that wasn't appropriate,' Trump told Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures' in a pre-taped interview late last week. But Low surmised that the public moves by the two moguls to bury the hatchet has been 'purely cosmetic.' 'He has been humiliated,' he contended. 'The whole idea that Elon is going to be on his side and help woo Congress and invest in election campaigns for right-wing judges — Elon might do all of that, but deep down, it's over.' 4 President Trump later praised Elon Musk as 'smart,' shrugging off the billionaire's eruption. AP Advertisement The neuroscientist mused that Trump 'tends to make up with his former sparring partners like [Steve] Bannon a bit more easily than Elon does' — but suggested that's not his experience with Musk. The SpaceX and Tesla mogul helped finance NeuroVigil, which developed iBrain, a device that is intended to give patients a means of getting a non-invasive electroencephalogram to monitor their brain activity. He also joined its advisory board. By 2021, Musk sought to get off NeuroVigil's advisory board, so Low fired him to ensure the billionaire couldn't exercise his stock options, fearing that could damage the company. At that point, Musk had formed his own neurotechnology company, Neuralink. Low went on a public diatribe against Musk earlier this year, penning a blistering Facebook post disparaging his former friend. Over the weekend, Musk re-upped his criticism of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as the Senate GOP worked on advancing the legislative bundle. 4 Elon Musk stepped down from his role as a special government employee late last month. AP 'Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame!' Musk raged on X Monday. 'And they will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth.'
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Old Pal Of Elon Musk Has Ominous Warning For Donald Trump
An old pal of Elon Musk said the tech mogul will relentlessly attempt to hurt President Donald Trump. 'I've had my share of blowouts with Elon over the years,' neuroscientist Philip Low told Politico in an article posted Sunday. 'Knowing Elon the way I know him, I do think he's going to do everything to damage the president.' Low, whose NeuroVigil company was partly bankrolled by Musk, painted the Tesla boss as a vengeful man who's bent on dominance. Any makeup with the president will be 'purely cosmetic,' he said to Politico. Over the weekend, Musk reignited his feud with Trump by again criticizing the president's so-called 'big, beautiful bill,' which the Senate is inching toward passage. Musk said the bill will 'destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country.' The message was a bit less personal than during the flameout of their bromance when Musk called the bill an 'abomination' and claimed without evidence that Trump was in the files of sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein. It all unfolded shortly after Musk left his White House gig as Trump's federal workforce slasher in the Department of Government Efficiency. Musk later said he went too far in their spat, as the two publicly patched things up. But it sounds like Trump's strong-arming of the bill through Congress against Musk's wishes and threats to cancel Musk's government contracts during their breakup won't be forgiven. Musk isn't a forgive-and-forget kind of guy, Low said. Low took on Musk as a principal investor in Low's NeuroVigil company in 2015. He later fired Musk from the company's advisory board instead of letting him resign so he couldn't exercise his stock options to harm the company, Politico reported. 'He has been humiliated,' Low said of his former friend's relationship with Trump. 'The whole idea that Elon is going to be on his side and help woo Congress and invest in election campaigns for right-wing judges — Elon might do all of that, but deep down, it's over.' 'Elon has wooed enough of Trump's supporters to be an actual threat politically,' Low continued to Politico. '[Trump] doesn't realize the battle that he has on his hands.' Elon Musk Doubles Down On Distaste Of Trump's Big Bill As Senate Republicans Scramble To Pass It Elon Musk Trashes 'Snake' Trump Aide Who Instigated Fallout With The President 'Big Balls' Quits: 19-Year-Old Musk Protégé Leaves U.S. Government Post [UPDATE]
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The Independent
30-06-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Musk will ‘do everything to damage' Trump and is building political influence to rival MAGA, mogul's former friend reveals
A man who was once close with billionaire Elon Musk warned President Donald Trump that the tech CEO is unforgiving and will do 'everything' to hurt the president, even after the two seemingly made up. 'I've had my share of blowouts with Elon over the years,' Philip Low told POLITICO. 'Knowing Elon the way I know him, I do think he's going to do everything to damage the president.' Low, a neuroscientist who founded the company NeuroVigil, experienced Musk's grudges firsthand when he fired the Tesla CEO from the advisory board of his startup in 2021. He claimed that Musk joined the advisory board for NeuroVigil, which builds a non-invasive brain monitoring device that can be used to detect neurological conditions. But then attempted to leave NeuroVigil's board after starting his brain-implant company Neuralink. Low fired Musk from NeuroVigil's advisory board instead of allowing him to resign to prevent the tech billionaire from using his stock options to hurt NeuroVigil. Low, who has known the tech mogul for 14 years, said he's unconvinced that Musk has forgiven Trump for the verbal battle the two engaged in earlier this month across their respective social media platforms. Musk had a bitter end to his time as an adviser and de facto head of the Department of Government Efficiency after publicly criticizing Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' on X. Trump claimed he pushed Musk out for acting 'crazy' and threatened to revoke his lucrative government contracts. In return, Musk accused Trump of being named in the government's investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. Trump has not been accused of any formal wrongdoing or charged with a crime related to the Epstein investigation. Though the two had a bitter falling out on social media, they appear to have reconciled somewhat - something Low branded as 'purely cosmetic' and transactional. 'He (Musk) has been humiliated,' he said. 'The whole idea that Elon is going to be on his side and help woo Congress and invest in election campaigns for right-wing judges — Elon might do all of that, but deep down, it's over.' Indeed, Low is warning that Musk may use his influence to undermine Trump's as a form of revenge. 'It's not a question of if, it's a question of when,' Low said 'Elon has his own pattern of trying to destabilize companies. He wants to take over, and if he can't take them over, then he tries to create a rival entity to compete,' Low said, though Low once noted Neuralink and NeuroVigil are not rivals. 'They were absolutely on a collision course, and I think that Trump tried to gloss over it by making it look as if he wanted Elon to be as aggressive as he was,' Low told POLITICO. Musk used his finances to help Trump get elected last year and his influence to secure a spot in the White House temporarily. Low believes Musk could use that same influence and connections to threaten Trump politically. 'He doesn't realize the battle that he has on his hands, and one way to cut the support away from Elon is to actually adopt some of the things he is for,' Low said.
