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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(124,447 posts)
Sat May 31, 2025, 08:23 PM May 31

'I am NOT taking drugs!' Musk denies damning report

Source: AFP

Elon Musk on Saturday denied a report that he used ketamine and other drugs extensively last year on the 2024 campaign trail.

The New York Times reported Friday that the billionaire adviser to President Donald Trump used so much ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, that he developed bladder problems.

The newspaper said the world's richest person also took ecstasy and mushrooms and traveled with a pill box last year, adding that it was not known whether Musk also took drugs while heading the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) after Trump took power in January.

In a post Saturday on X, Musk said: "To be clear, I am NOT taking drugs! The New York Times was lying their ass off."

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/am-not-taking-drugs-musk-225133428.html



There are videos of you nodding off in oval office meetings.
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'I am NOT taking drugs!' Musk denies damning report (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 31 OP
I will save two trillion dollars BOSSHOG May 31 #1
Everyone can see he is high as kite 24/7. Irish_Dem May 31 #5
Of course he says that. Srkdqltr May 31 #2
Another pathological liar who lies every time his lips are moving. Irish_Dem May 31 #3
I'm not drinking water.........at least not while I'm typing this. cstanleytech May 31 #4
I'm not! I mean it! Stop telling me I am! Clouds Passing May 31 #6
Okay prove it by Rebl2 May 31 #7
The ass would probably be better off using drug addiction as an excuse for his cruddy behavior. Silent Type May 31 #8
Uh huh. C_U_L8R May 31 #9
That was the anomoly IbogaProject May 31 #23
Then he's batshit crazy. sinkingfeeling May 31 #10
Perfectly normal behavior... EarthFirst May 31 #11
Stubby arms, huh? Ponietz May 31 #15
Every chronological adult dances around in public with a chain saw, right? SheltieLover May 31 #12
From what I could see, it was one of them gas-powered saws. usonian May 31 #13
... SheltieLover May 31 #14
It was a prop... Woodycall May 31 #21
Drugs or severe brain dysfunction, eLon. Those are your choices. Grokenstein May 31 #16
Go figure orangecrush Jun 1 #33
Then you'll be suing NYT for defamation - right, Leon? 50 Shades Of Blue May 31 #17
Hard to argue with such a respected businessman. truthisfreedom May 31 #18
Those of us who grew up in the 60s know stoned when we see it, Elon. Attilatheblond May 31 #19
Eric Clapton Sings the Musk Anthem. Jacson6 May 31 #20
Wait a minute. No drug addict ever denied taking drugs before. Right? He must be clean. Iggo May 31 #22
He has to be the most overrated person on the planet. ... littlemissmartypants May 31 #24
"I'm just thinking" "No, you're on drugs. Normal people don't act that way" DBoon May 31 #25
he lies as much as Trump does RussBLib May 31 #26
Narrator: He's taking drugs underpants May 31 #27
'I am NOT taking drugs!' Mr.Bee Jun 1 #28
Piss test, Elon! BidenRocks Jun 1 #29
Musky says the NY Times is lying their ass off? Dr. T Jun 1 #30
He was holding them for a friend. I don't buy it. He ain't got no friends. twodogsbarking Jun 1 #31
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah... GB_RN Jun 1 #32
Not right at the moment of denial Marthe48 Jun 1 #34
Have know very few well to do drug users acknowledge that republianmushroom Jun 1 #35

BOSSHOG

(42,780 posts)
1. I will save two trillion dollars
Sat May 31, 2025, 08:25 PM
May 31

But I don’t know how to handle a chain saw inside with humans close by.

Rebl2

(16,518 posts)
7. Okay prove it by
Sat May 31, 2025, 08:34 PM
May 31

providing a urine test and it has to be done in front of someone so they know it’s his urine!

Silent Type

(9,999 posts)
8. The ass would probably be better off using drug addiction as an excuse for his cruddy behavior.
Sat May 31, 2025, 08:36 PM
May 31

He can claim he’s in rehab or something, even if not.

C_U_L8R

(47,487 posts)
9. Uh huh.
Sat May 31, 2025, 08:37 PM
May 31
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IbogaProject

(4,499 posts)
23. That was the anomoly
Sat May 31, 2025, 11:01 PM
May 31

If he puffed grass much he might have some self reflection. But he said that was the only time w grass. He is on a bunch of ego fueling drugs plus meds to soften the side effects.

usonian

(18,327 posts)
13. From what I could see, it was one of them gas-powered saws.
Sat May 31, 2025, 09:15 PM
May 31

Doesn't believe in his own tech.

He should wield a fully self guided one. The kind that says "Trust me" on the label.

Grokenstein

(6,031 posts)
16. Drugs or severe brain dysfunction, eLon. Those are your choices.
Sat May 31, 2025, 09:36 PM
May 31

Unless you have a better explanation for the way you act, in which case, let's hear it.

"I don't do drugs!" ranks right down there with "That was a Roman salute!" on the BS meter.

good time to remind you of one of my favorite comics. for no particular reason.

shauna (@goldengateblond.bsky.social) 2024-12-28T18:50:12.233Z

truthisfreedom

(23,418 posts)
18. Hard to argue with such a respected businessman.
Sat May 31, 2025, 09:45 PM
May 31

He’s just such a serious guy. How could he be lying? He’s never lied before.

Well, except all of those other times.

Iggo

(48,916 posts)
22. Wait a minute. No drug addict ever denied taking drugs before. Right? He must be clean.
Sat May 31, 2025, 10:50 PM
May 31

Drug test, Elon. Demand one at once. Prove those motherfuckers wrong!

RussBLib

(9,906 posts)
26. he lies as much as Trump does
Sat May 31, 2025, 11:34 PM
May 31

....anything Trump touches dies. It's Elon's turn, you fucking pinhead.

Dr. T

(265 posts)
30. Musky says the NY Times is lying their ass off?
Sun Jun 1, 2025, 06:26 AM
Jun 1

Has he ever watched Fox News? Like most Fox watchers, he can't handle the truth.

GB_RN

(3,374 posts)
32. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah...
Sun Jun 1, 2025, 11:24 AM
Jun 1

Eloon. Keep flapping your Nazi lips. Remember that on November 17, 1973, then-President Richard Nixon similarly issued a denial when he said, “I am NOT a crook!” Denying it didn’t change the fact that he actually WAS a crook.

Unlike you, however, and despite his illegal acts, Nixon managed to do a few good things for this country. Now do us all a favor and fuck right the hell off.

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