During an oval office, on Friday he marked the end of his formal role with Trump administration Elon Musk left when he asked about a New York Times Report claiming that he was a frequent user of the Ketamine drug during the 2024 campaign.
“The New York Times. Is it the same publication that won a Pulitzer Award for False Reports in Russia?” He asked Musk as he was next to President Trump, and asked a question from Fox News journalist Peter Dooocy about the times. “We move on.”
Musk’s statements came on the same day The Times reported that he used Ketamine, which can be used both recreational and medically – As often as once a day in 2024. Musk has told people who took ketamine so often that they affected the bladder and also sometimes used ecstasy and magical mushrooms, according to the document, quoting unnamed sources.
CBS News has contacted Musk and his spokesman for comments.
Musk has said publicly Has a Prescription for cetamine. But he said that journalist Don Lemon Last year he uses it rarely, taking a “small amount once every week” to help him out of a “depressive mentality”. He told Lemon that he does not feel that he has abused the drug, saying, “If you use too many ketamine, you really can’t do work … and I have a lot of work.”
Musk also told Lemon that they will sometimes spend weeks without using ketamine.
The Wall Street Journal was reported last year That some Musk associates worry about their reported drug use could harm their businesses, which include Tesla, Spacex, X social network and several other companies. The billionaire has aroused any concern about the impact on his companies, saying -Lemon, “what matters is execution.”
Musk has said he has a Higher Security Secretarywhich normally requires Drug test.
A Amazing drugKetamine is approved by the administration of Food and Drug as anesthetic. FDA says has not done But the authorized cetamine to treat psychiatric disorders one of the molecules that cetamine can be given below Medical supervision to treat depression. Sometimes it is also distributed illegally.
Ketamine can be “very dangerous” when recreational is used, Dr. Angelique Campen, an emergency doctor in California, previously explained CBS News Los Angeles. The drug caught attention after it was blamed in part of the 2023 of actor Matthew Perry.
The Oval Back And-Forth Office came when Musk wrapped its stage as a “Special Government Employee” at the Trump Administration, where he oversaw the Government Efficiency Department or Dooge. Musk and his team have devastated the government in recent months, reducing federal contracts and a reduction in staff, thus applauding Trump’s allies and the sentence of opponents.
Musk had planned to reduce $ 1 trillion from the federal budget, but the administration says DOGE has saved $ 170 million so far, although Musk predicted on Friday that the goal of $ 1 million is still possible “over time.” Some of the high -sliced cuts for DOGE have Errors contentand an analysis estima DOGE may end up costing The government hundreds of billions of millions due to lost productivity and changes in the state of federal workers.
In recent days, Musk has criticized the Trump administration. He told CBS News At the beginning of the week, he has some “opinion differences” with the administration and feels “a little stuck in a bond” when he disagrees. He also said He was “disappointed” by the price of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a sweeping bill that went through the Chamber Republicans last week.
But at the Oval Office on Friday, Mr. Trump was elegant of the muscsaying that his role “has been without comparison in modern history”. Musk said he hopes to continue to visit the White House and serve as a “friend and advisor” to the President.
Weijia Jiang and
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