Entrepreneur and mega MAGA donor Elon Musk allegedly used mind-altering medication on a frequent foundation whereas campaigning for President Trump in 2024, based on an in depth report.
The conspiracy theory-peddling billionaire, who spent almost $300 million to place again Trump in energy — typically garnering headlines of his personal on the marketing campaign path — traveled with ketamine, ecstasy, psychedelic mushrooms and what seemed to be Adderall, based on the New York Occasions.
It’s unclear if he was utilizing medication whereas working Trump’s Division of Authorities Effectivity previous to saying he was leaving the administration this week.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk shakes fingers with U.S. President Donald Trump as they converse to reporters within the Oval Workplace of the White Home on Could 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Picture by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Pictures)
His habits throughout his temporary interval with DOGE was at occasions seen as peculiar and regarding, corresponding to when he ran round onstage with a chainsaw at a February convention. He confirmed as much as the White Home on Friday with a black eye, which he blamed on being punched by his 5-year-old son, Lil X, whereas horsing round.
The 53-year-old right-wing activist has admitted to occasional ketamine use, however described his consumption as reasonable.
The Drug Enforcement Company describes ketamine as “a dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects.” It’s recognized to distort perceptions of sight and sound and make a consumer really feel disconnected and uncontrolled.
In response to the New York Occasions, Musk informed associates he used the drug so typically if was inflicting bladder points.
Adderall is a prescribed stimulant typically used to deal with consideration deficit dysfunction (ADD), although some individuals take it recreationally. The Meals and Drug Administration warns the drug must be used sparingly and that sufferers utilizing Adderall must be monitored for “worsening of aggressive behavior or hostility.”
The New York Occasions notes that the interval by which Musk virtually traveled along with his personal pharmacy coincided with disturbing points in his private life, together with public revelations that he’d fathered greater than a dozen youngsters and hoped to create a “legion” of offspring.
Ashley St. Clair arrives in Manhattan Civil Court docket Thursday, Could 29, 2025 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Each day Information)
Conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair was in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday as a part of her ongoing custody battle relating to a type of youngsters, whom she gave delivery to within the fall.
Musk responded to the Occasions report by attempting to undermine the paper’s credibility in entrance of White Home reporters Friday.
“Let’s move on,” he quipped.
