
Elon Musk has publicly released recent drug test results in an effort to refute damning allegations made in a New York Times exposé claiming the billionaire tech mogul routinely used a cocktail of illicit substances while serving as an advisor to former U.S. President Donald Trump.
According to the report, Musk allegedly consumed ketamine, ecstasy, cocaine, and psychedelic mushrooms during his tenure as head of the Department of Government Efficiency under the Trump administration.
The article further claimed Musk used ketamine so frequently it led to bladder issues and that he routinely traveled with a personal stash of 20 pills.
The report also tied Musk’s purported substance use to a period of heightened political influence, noting that he had donated at least $275 million to Trump’s presidential campaign.
Musk, however, has vehemently denied the accusations. In a prior statement, he said: “If you’ve used too much ketamine, you can’t really get work done — and I have a lot of work.”

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Musk shared the results of a recent urine drug screening from Fastest Labs of South Austin. The test checked for a wide panel of substances, including ketamine, cocaine, fentanyl, and amphetamines — all of which came back negative. He captioned the post simply: “lol.”
Tensions With Trump Escalate
Musk’s release of the test results comes at a time of increasing friction between him and Trump. Once allies, their relationship has soured in recent months due to a string of combative social media exchanges and diverging political stances.
In one particularly controversial moment, Musk implied that Trump had ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — a suggestion he later walked back, admitting he had “gone too far.”
Musk has also criticized Trump’s key legislative policies, referring to the former president’s flagship tax and spending bill as a “disgusting abomination” and warning that it would burden American taxpayers.
In response, Trump fired back from the Oval Office, expressing public disappointment and distancing himself from Musk.
The fallout reverberated through financial markets, with Tesla stock plunging over 14%, erasing approximately $150 billion from the company’s valuation and costing Musk an estimated $20 billion in personal wealth.
Still, Musk remained defiant. “Without me, Trump would have lost the election,” he quipped. “Such ingratitude.”