Elon Musk don deny say he dey use ketamine and other drugs anyhow during the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign. He call the tori wey The New York Times publish say na big lie.
The paper yarn say on Friday, May 30, say Musk, wey bin be one kind high-level adviser to Donald Trump that time, dey use ketamine too much and e even cause wahala for im bladder. Dem still talk say he dey use ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms join, and people dey always see am with one small pill box all through last year. But dem no talk clear whether he still dey take drugs when he be head of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Trump government.
Musk reply on Saturday, May 31, for him own social media platform, X. He talk say:
“Make I clear am – I NO dey take drugs! The New York Times just dey lie anyhow.”
He gree say he don use prescription ketamine before, but he explain say:
“I try ‘prescription’ ketamine some years back and I talk am for X, so this one no be new gist. E help me come out from dark mental place that time, but I never touch am again since then.”
The time wey the Times publish the story happen just the same day wey Musk show for White House for the last time as head of DOGE. The event get some kind funny vibe, and people notice say Musk get black eye. That one make people begin wonder more. But Musk talk say na play wey him and him five-year-old pikin, wey people sabi as X, dey play cause am.
“E shock me say even small pikin punch fit give person black eye like that…” na so he talk before he pause.
The report come bring back old wahala again — dem mention Musk past strange behavior like when he salute with full energy for Trump’s inauguration rally for January. Critics say that salute resemble Nazi style.
When dem ask Trump about the drug mata on Friday, he talk say he no sabi anything like that:
“I no know about that one,” Trump talk.
“I believe say Elon na fantastic guy.”
Musk don talk before for public say doctor prescribe ketamine for am because of mental health reasons. For old interviews, he even talk say the drug help am sometimes to be more creative and perform better for work.
