Inside elon musk’s alleged drug use during trump campaign trail: ketamine, mushrooms, ecstasy

Elon Musk allegedly used ketamine, psychedelic mushrooms and ecstasy while on President Trump’s 2024 campaign trail, according to a new report. Shortly after the New York Times article was

published, Musk addressed the allegations during a White House event marking his final day as a special government employee in the Department of Government Efficiency “Is that the same

publication that got a Pulitzer Prize for false reporting on Russiagate? That New York Times? Let’s move on,” the billionaire tech tycoon, 53, fired back at an inquiring reporter. EXPLORE

MORE Musk — who has stepped down from his role in the Trump administration, to which he donated about $275 million — insisted in a March 2024 interview that he took only “small amounts” of

ketamine, about once every two weeks, to treat negative moods. “If you’ve used too much ketamine, you can’t really get work done, and I have a lot of work,” he told journalist Don Lemon at

the time. However, people familiar with his consumption claimed to the Times that he actually used ketamine often, sometimes daily, and even mixed it with other drugs. WANT MORE CELEBRITY

AND POP CULTURE NEWS? Start your day with Page Six Daily. THANKS FOR SIGNING UP! Those closest to the Tesla CEO allegedly grew worried that the line between medical use and recreation was

becoming blurry. Musk also allegedly took ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms at private events across the United States and in at least one other country, eyewitnesses claimed to the Times.

Though the Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of ketamine as an anesthetic in medical procedures, doctors with a special license may prescribe it for psychiatric disorders

like depression. However, the FDA warns the drug contains psychedelic properties and that chronic use can cause problems with bladder pain and control. Around the time that Musk publicly

endorsed Trump last July, the father of 14 allegedly told people that his ketamine use was causing bladder issues, people familiar with those conversations claimed to the Times. Musk’s

aerospace company, SpaceX — which is a large government contractor — must maintain a drug-free work force and administers random drug tests to its employees, according to the Times, which

alleged that Musk has received advance warning of the tests. Page Six has not been able to independently confirm accounts of Musk’s alleged drug use, nor is there evidence that he regularly

used drugs as a special government employee. Reps for Musk did not immediately respond to our request for comment.