Elon Musk on Friday dodged a query on a report of his common unlawful drug use whereas campaigning for US President Donald Trump earlier than his 2024 election.
“Let’s transfer on… subsequent query,” he stated, when requested concerning the report that alleged that the Tesla CEO used unlawful medicine throughout his marketing campaign path with Trump.
Musk joined Donald Trump in an Oval Workplace press convention as he stepped down from his function on the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE), hours after The New York Occasions reported on his alleged drug use.
“Is that the identical publication that received a Pulitzer Prize for false reporting on Russiagate,” he shot again as a reporter requested him a query concerning the article.
“That New York Occasions? Let’s transfer on.”
The newspaper stated that Elon Musk used a lot ketamine in the course of the 2024 marketing campaign that he developed bladder issues. It additional alleged he was additionally taking ecstasy and psychoactive mushrooms, and travelled with a capsule field final yr in the course of the marketing campaign.
Musk was instantly requested concerning the report. He didn’t reply straight and as a substitute denounced The New York Occasions over its earlier protection of Russian interference within the 2016 election earlier than transferring to the following query.
Livemint has not been capable of independently confirm the authenticity of the report.
Donald Trump bids adieu to Elon Musk
Donald Trump praised billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to chop federal spending throughout a joint press convention within the Oval Workplace on Friday, because the Tesla CEO departs the administration after a chaotic tenure that noticed the elimination of 1000’s of jobs and billions of {dollars} in contracts.
Musk, who headed the Division of Authorities Effectivity, disrupted quite a few businesses throughout the federal paperwork however in the end fell far wanting the huge financial savings he had initially promised. A White Home official stated on Wednesday that Musk could be leaving the administration.
“Elon has labored tirelessly serving to lead probably the most sweeping and consequential authorities reform program in generations,” Trump stated from behind the Resolute Desk, as Musk stood to his proper, sporting a black DOGE hat and a t-shirt that learn “The Dogefather” within the fashion of the film “The Godfather.”
Trump stated of Musk: “I’ve a sense it is his child, and I feel he’ll be doing plenty of issues.”
