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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(123,822 posts)
Sat May 31, 2025, 08:23 PM Saturday

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

BOSSHOG

(42,570 posts)
1. I will save two trillion dollars
Sat May 31, 2025, 08:25 PM
Saturday

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

Rebl2

(16,426 posts)
7. Okay prove it by
Sat May 31, 2025, 08:34 PM
Saturday

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

Silent Type

(9,674 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
Saturday

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

C_U_L8R

(47,391 posts)
9. Uh huh.
Sat May 31, 2025, 08:37 PM
Saturday
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IbogaProject

(4,462 posts)
23. That was the anomoly
Sat May 31, 2025, 11:01 PM
Saturday

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

(17,990 posts)
13. From what I could see, it was one of them gas-powered saws.
Sat May 31, 2025, 09:15 PM
Saturday

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

(6,013 posts)
16. Drugs or severe brain dysfunction, eLon. Those are your choices.
Sat May 31, 2025, 09:36 PM
Saturday

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

(23,412 posts)
18. Hard to argue with such a respected businessman.
Sat May 31, 2025, 09:45 PM
Saturday

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

(48,882 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
Saturday

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

RussBLib

(9,876 posts)
26. he lies as much as Trump does
Sat May 31, 2025, 11:34 PM
Saturday

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

Dr. T

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

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

GB_RN

(3,360 posts)
32. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah...
Sun Jun 1, 2025, 11:24 AM
Yesterday

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.

republianmushroom

(20,062 posts)
35. Have know very few well to do drug users acknowledge that
Sun Jun 1, 2025, 12:06 PM
Yesterday

they do drugs. Most claim "those are my meds".

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