{"id":2441921,"date":"2025-06-02T16:36:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T20:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-denies-alleged-extensive-drug-use-acknowledges-using-ketamine\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T16:37:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T20:37:13","slug":"musk-denies-alleged-extensive-drug-use-acknowledges-using-ketamine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-denies-alleged-extensive-drug-use-acknowledges-using-ketamine\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk denies alleged extensive drug use, acknowledges using ketamine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmusk-denies-alleged-extensive-drug-use-acknowledges-using-ketamine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2441921&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk has denied allegations of extensive drug use that surfaced in a recent report by the *New York Times*. The article claimed that musk used ketamine frequently enough to impact his bladder and that he also consumed ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms, while traveling with a medication box containing about 20 pills. In response, Musk accused the publication of lying, asserting that he only tried prescription ketamine a few years ago to help with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-during-interaction-with-rochester-police\/\" title=\"9-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Interaction With Rochester Police\">mental health issues<\/a> and that he no longer uses it. He reiterated his stance on social media, emphasizing he is not currently using drugs and criticizing the *New York Times* for previously publishing misleading reports.musk&#8217;s comments came during a press conference with Donald Trump, were he dismissed the report&#8217;s credibility, and Trump supported him, indicating he had no knowledge of Musk abusing drugs during the campaign. Critics have pointed to a viral video of Musk displaying unusual behavior as evidence of erraticity linked to possible drug use, but Musk refuted those claims.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Musk denies alleged extensive drug use, acknowledges using ketamine to get out of &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >dark mental hole&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2135770\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Trump adviser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> condemned allegations that he used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">drugs<\/a> extensively last year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>New York Times<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3427063\/elon-musk-drugs-dodges-questions-new-york-times-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">  published a report <\/a>on Friday claiming that Musk took ketamine so frequently that it affected his bladder. Musk&rsquo;s drug consumption &ldquo;went well beyond occasional use,&rdquo; and he was using drugs &ldquo;far more intensely than previously known,&rdquo; the outlet alleged, citing people &ldquo;familiar with his activities.&rdquo; As he helped President Donald Trump campaign for reelection, Musk allegedly also took ecstasy, psychedelic mushrooms, and traveled with a daily medication box that held about 20 pills, including ones appearing to be Adderall, the outlet reported, again <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-refuses-bidens-request-to-help-with-covid-19-testing-at-border\/\" title=\"Texas Refuses Biden\u2019s Request to Help With COVID-19 Testing at Border\">citing anonymous sources<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3428533\/trump-boulder-biden-policies-responsible-attack-israel-group\/\">Trump blames Biden border policies for Boulder, Colorado, attack targeting pro-Israel group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3428324\/jill-biden-chief-liar-biden-white-house-joe-concha\/\">Jill Biden was &#8216;chief liar&#8217; of the Biden White House: Joe Concha<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3426542\/more-marriage-babies-trump-family-czar\/\">Trump wants more babies and marriage. Can the government deliver?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Musk responded to the allegations in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for ...\">social media post<\/a> in which he accused the <em>New York Times<\/em> of &ldquo;lying their ass off.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I tried *prescription* ketamine a few years ago and said so on X, so this not even news,&rdquo; he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1928894163975631307\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">statement<\/a> on X, his social media platform. &ldquo;It helps for getting out of dark mental holes, but haven&rsquo;t taken it since then.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128514;&#128175;<\/p>\n<p>Also, to be clear, I am NOT taking drugs! The New York Times was lying their ass off. <\/p>\n<p>I tried *prescription* ketamine a few years ago and said so on &#120143;, so this not even news. It helps for getting out of dark mental holes, but haven&rsquo;t taken it since then.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1928894163975631307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Musk&rsquo;s rebuttal came after he slammed the charges during a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3427250\/elon-musk-black-eye-trump-press-conference-oval-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> press conference on Friday <\/a>alongside Trump.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is that the same publication that got a Pulitzer Prize for false reporting on Russiagate? I think it is!&rdquo; Musk said, looking at Trump, who agreed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That <em>New York Times<\/em>?&rdquo; Musk concluded. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s move on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Critics have also pointed to a video taken in March showing him playing with silverware during dinner that they say indicates erratic behavior spurred by drug use. <\/p>\n<p>Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1928892166211838419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">referenced<\/a> the video on Saturday, saying, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not on ketamine ffs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elon Musk attends a news conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3423850\/musk-doge-whipping-boy-trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MUSK FRUSTRATED WITH DOGE GETTING ALL THE BLAME AS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION &lsquo;WHIPPING BOY&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week, Trump said he was not aware that Musk took any drugs during the 2024 campaign. He deflected criticism of the Department of Government Efficiency&rsquo;s departing leader, praising Musk for his work scrutinizing federal agencies for waste and fraud.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not troubled by anything with Elon,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-claims-twice-that-350-million-americans-have-been-vaccinated-more-than-u-s-population\/\" title=\"WATCH: Biden Claims Twice That 350 Million Americans Have Been Vaccinated, More Than U.S. Population\">president told reporters<\/a> at the Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. &ldquo;I think he&rsquo;s fantastic. Did a great job. And, you know, DOGE continues. And by the time he&rsquo;s finished, we&rsquo;ll have numbers that&rsquo;ll knock your socks off.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2135770\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2135770\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musk refutes claims of heavy drug use, admits to ketamine use for mental health<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2441922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elon-Musk-oval-office.-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[6150,43342,32960,4250,4133],"class_list":["post-2441921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-celebrity","tag-drug-use","tag-ketamine","tag-musk","tag-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elon-Musk-oval-office.-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2441921"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2441925,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441921\/revisions\/2441925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2441922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2441921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2441921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2441921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}