Though he’s the richest man in the world and largely responsible for helping Donald Trump win a second term in the White House, Elon Musk is also losing his freaking mind, according to the author of a biography on the Twitter CEO.
Journalist Seth Abramson expressed his concerns about Musk — who has the ear of top Trump administration officials and Republicans in Congress — on social media, writing:
“I legitimately believe Elon Musk may be going mad. I’m a Musk biographer who has been tracking his online behavior for the last two years—and given that he’s admitted to all of mental illness, heavy drug use, and crippling stress, it is now reasonable to fear he is deeply unwell.”
Abramson continued, “His private struggles would not be of general concern except they have dramatic public consequences. His holdings across many civilization-essential industries and the fact that he’s the incoming POTUS mean that his madness and increasing incitement of violence endanger us all.”
“For 14 days more the administration is in a position to take urgent action to protect America from Elon Musk. That could include ending all U.S. contracts with him, filing lawsuits to block his unconstitutional DOGE initiative, and launching new federal and natsec investigations.”
“If no action is taken—and I suspect no action will be taken—what this man in his burgeoning madness does to America as POTUS in the coming years will be on the heads of not just him and those who support or enable him but those who ignored urgent, informed warnings like this one.”
The drugs Abramson is referring to include marijuana and ketamine, both of which Musk has bragged about using.
In March of last year, CNN reported on Musk’s ketamine usage.
The billionaire Tesla CEO’s comment was made in an interview with journalist Don Lemon, during which Musk discussed his use of the medication ketamine. Musk, who is known for his often erratic behavior, has faced scrutiny following recent reports about his alleged drug use and the potential impact on his companies.
“There are times when I have sort of a … negative chemical state in my brain, like depression I guess, or depression that’s not linked to any negative news, and ketamine is helpful for getting one out of the negative frame of mind,” Musk told Lemon. Musk added that he has a prescription for the drug from “an actual, real doctor” and uses “a small amount once every other week or something like that.”
Ketamine, it should be noted, is an anesthetic that can cause hallucinations in users, according to the DEA:
“It distorts perceptions of sight and sound and makes the user feel disconnected and not in control. It is an injectable, short-acting
anesthetic for use in humans and animals. It is referred to as a ‘dissociative anesthetic’ because it makes patients feel detached from their pain and
environment.”
All of this begs the question: Is Musk wasted on ketamine while he’s advising Trump? And if so, does Trump know the person he’s taking advice from is high as a kite on a dissociative anesthetic?
However, the good news is that there’s always the chance that Musk will go completely off his rocker and wind up in a rubber room, drooling and warning of giant mechanical spiders trying to invade Earth. Then again, if he does, Trump’s stupid (and unhinged) enough to believe him.
Yeah, this country is doomed.
