The Trump White House is typically game to spin any narrative lobbed its way, but reports about Elon Musk’s rampant drug use appear to be another story.

Following The New York Times’ shocking report that Musk, while acting as a senior adviser to Donald Trump, was regularly consuming large amounts of drugs, reporter Megan Twohey appeared on MSNBC to discuss the story. In the process, she revealed that the White House had refused to answer questions put to them about whether or not they had administered drug tests to Musk during his tenure.

Musk’s SpaceX similarly did not respond to questions from the Times, specifically about whether the company gave Musk advance notice of the “random” drug tests it administers to its employees, something it reportedly began doing after he infamously smoked weed during his appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast. SpaceX, as a large government contractor, is required to maintain a drug-free workforce.

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    Im sure that they’re just trying to build a really strong case against him. I mean drugs are illegal….

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    “Rampant drug use” but apparently no shrooms, can’t be opening his mind to not being a shit stain Nazi after all

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      Psychedelics don’t help people like this. The article says the was taking ecstasy and psychedelics (I think, I’m not going to open to article to again to check).

      People like this get nothing more than “ohhh pretty colors” out of it. At best.

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      Shrooms often “enhance” your mind. They don’t necessarily make you more open minded. If you were already an open minded person they will likely enhance that. If you were a right wing Nazi they’re most likely going to enhance that too.

      People act like drugs are some mind opening experience. And to an extent they are. But, they don’t reveal something to you like a message from God. They allow your mind to be revealed without restrictions. To learn things about your mind that it was hiding.

      This can be a positive or negative experience depending on who you are.

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    Wait, is that what “drug-free workplace” means, that not a single employee does drugs in their off time? That’s wild. I assumed it was a sign companies posted as a CYA in case they wanted to fire anyone for bringing drugs on premises.