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Howard Kurtz accused Tesla and X CEO of ‘deflection’ in answers about New York Times reporting

A Fox News host called out Elon Musk’s response to the New York Times report alleging drug use while the billionaire was working as Trump’s senior adviser at DOGE.

The Times report alleged that Musk was frequently using magic mushrooms, ecstasy, Adderall, and ketamine in amounts that caused him bladder issues.

When asked about the report during an Oval Office press briefing on Friday, Musk questioned the newspaper’s credibility.

“Wait, wait, The New York Times, is that the same publication that got a Pulitzer Prize for false reporting on Russiagate? Is it the same organization?” Musk replied. “Let’s move on.”

On Sunday, Fox News anchor Howard Kurtz called out Musk for refusing to answer the question directly, saying he “decided to talk about something from five years ago involving the Pulitzers because he knew that he did not want to answer that question. That’s my take.”

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[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 119 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Even I'm not impressed by Elon Musk's PR team pushing a narrative of him being a victim of drug addiction in order to shift responsibility for his actions and also give him an opportunity to repair his public image by getting clean.

^ the real headline. There isn't an amount of ketamine you can take to make you do a sieg heil on stage

[–] LadyButterfly@lazysoci.al 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yep! Nazism isn't a fucking side effect of sustances

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Seems to be a side effect of being a billionaire, though.

Or maybe being a Nazi is just a prerequisite since you have to exploit a lot of people to get to that point, and the kinds of people who become Nazis are sociopaths who desire power above all else.

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's so fucking embarrassing to watch him, and I hated him before. It sets my nerves on fire like the visual equivalent to nails on a chalkboard. Keep posting it. For every right-winger who sees it and cheers, there have to be four more who feel deeply ashamed to cast their lot with him.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Implying there are right-wingers who experience shame

[–] Yeller_king@reddthat.com 72 points 2 days ago (1 children)

His drug use is the least concerning thing about him.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm going to be irked if it's his ketamine abuse that takes him down, but not upset

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm just annoyed the fucker is ruining ketamine's good name

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maybe ketamine will fix that issue for us.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

It's a shame he didn't get addicted to something more dangerous, like heroin

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 15 points 2 days ago

"No, Elon. Let's not move on. Answer the damn question." Fuckwit.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Step 2 in trying to make Musk the sole fall guy for the misdeeds of the entire Republican party/leadership. Musk is one of many anti-American criminals, we can’t let the rest get away with their roles. They are ALL complicit, not just Musk. All of them.

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Oh boy! He looks so tired! How wonderful

[–] truthfultemporarily@feddit.org 52 points 2 days ago (3 children)

How can you take this much E and still have zero empathy.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 48 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Be a sociopath and/or an extreme narcissist. Drugs can't overcome personality disorders.

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

And psychs.

But yeah, drugs can't give someone empathy if their brain isn't wired that way. Sociopathy (without any actual evidence to point to this conclusion) is potentially genetic.

It is possible to somewhat overcome this with the though process that "helping others will personally benefit me".

This video is a great eye-opener for this type of mindset: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTWNnmymMc4

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ketamine and Ecstacy are two different drugs.

[–] Eldest_Malk@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Yeah he was apparently using both.

[–] tartarin@lemm.ee 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm not sure his businesses will be glad to welcome him back. Sure, they want him away from the DC spotlights, but the guy is still an addict with a depression.

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No, he won’t be welcomed back. But he’ll be back.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago

His board of directors is glad to have him back. He has singlehandedly tanked his companies' brand image and sales with his irresponsible ego bender, and there has to be serious talk of a shareholder lawsuit in the works, especially after that last disastrous earnings report. The Board probably convinced them to hold off until the next earnings report, hoping things will improve, but it won't. Once a bubble pops, it doesn't reinflate again.

The only thing holding up the stock at this point is that it is a major holding in many institutional funds. As future earnings report remain poor, or even get worse, those institutional funds will start dumping it, and then it will fully crash. At that point, the lawsuit will go forward.

The Board is just hoping that by forcing him to get back to work, and not tolerating his nonsense any more, they may be able to avoid being named in the lawsuit as well.

Tesla will be bankrupt within two years.

[–] BingBong@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 days ago

The propaganda machine needs him to fall before they can try a redemption arc to help recover his image.

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If we ignore all the other context for a second: the "drugs are bad" angle is kind of hilarious if he's on multiple hallucinogens, uppers and downers and the only identified issue was he had to pee a bit more than usual.

[–] jake_jake_jake_@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

the bladder issues from ketamine make it so you cannot pee, and from what i read elsewhere is that issues present after long term or heavy use.

[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 days ago

Eventually you'll pee red, that's your bladder lining saying bye-bye

[–] dragontamer@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Watch Elon Musk of 2012 vs 2025.

Long term drug use clearly destroyed his brain. He never was very smart but 2012 Musk is a fucking genius in comparison

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This dudes face looks like a wrinkled nut sack

[–] LadyButterfly@lazysoci.al 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He really does look like shit, his lifestyle is NOT healthy. I wouldn't be surprised if he drops dead

[–] LemmyFeed@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 days ago

We can only be so lucky

[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He's even starting to look like a strung out addict...

[–] alaphic@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

"Starting"?

[–] Flemmy@lemm.ee 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Speedrun extreme right fascism on ~~meth~~ Ket. What could possibly be on the far horizon?

[–] dinren@discuss.online 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I’m sure meth is in there somewhere.

[–] oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago

If I’m not mistaken it’s in the chocolate

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Elon, meet bus wheel. Bus wheel, Elon.

[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago

"I'm here for the drugs"- Nash Bozard, 2025

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

This is nothing compared to the alleged 3some with Stephen miller and his wife. The going theory is Elmo got punched in the face by Miller and that’s how he got the black eye.