US President Donald Trump does not rule out that entrepreneur Elon Musk entered the conflict with him under the influence of drugs, The New York Times writes, citing its sources.
According to their information, the American leader called Musk's behavior "crazy" and "linked it to drugs" in a conversation with his associates. Trump had previously stated that he was not worried about the information that appeared in the press about Musk's use of prohibited substances.
As The New York Times claims, Musk actively used drugs during Trump's election campaign. According to the publication's sources, the businessman regularly took ketamine, ecstasy and hallucinogenic mushrooms. The newspaper does not know whether Musk continued to use banned substances when he headed the US government's efficiency improvement department.
After the conflict with the entrepreneur, Trump said that the US authorities would review government contracts concluded with companies owned by the businessman.
“We will study everything. We are talking about large subsidies“, he said, answering a question from journalists from the White House press pool about the readiness to cancel the implementation of these contracts.
Earlier, The New York Times reported that in 2024 Musk's companies have received about $3 billion each in 100 contracts with 17 government agencies.
The conflict between Trump and Musk could hinder the plans of the businessman's artificial intelligence startup xAI to raise $5 billion through a debt offering. This was reported on Friday by The Wall Street Journal, citing its sources.
According to their information, the dispute between Musk and the American leader has "caused concern among bankers", and investors attending a meeting with xAI representatives on Thursday followed in real time the dispute between the billionaire and the head of the White House, which played out on social networks. The company plans to spend $5 billion to create data centers for the development of the Grok chatbot.