(Washington) Elon Musk said in an interview Monday that his drug use was beneficial to Tesla investors, saying he takes prescription ketamine to treat his “negative mindset.”
Faced with investor concerns relayed in American media, the 52-year-old tycoon confirmed that he was taking this anesthetic, normally used against pain and depression, but also diverted for stimulating or euphoric purposes.
Claiming that one of Tesla’s models was “the best-selling car in the world last year”, he said: “from an investor point of view, if I take something, then I have to continue to take it. » The boss of Tesla, SpaceX and X spoke with Don Lemon, former CNN host.
The billionaire denied abusing ketamine, saying he took “a small dose once every two weeks or so,” adding that it was prescribed to him to “get out of a negative state of mind.”
In the nearly hour-long interview, Elon Musk also discussed his meeting with Donald Trump in March but did not specify who he will support in the November presidential election.
He said he was “moving away” from Democratic President Joe Biden while not supporting Mr. Trump, saying “a lot can happen between now and the election.”
On Friday, Elon Musk wrote on X that Americans must vote for Republicans in November, otherwise “the United States is doomed.”
“Imagine that the situation gets worse for four more years,” he said, referring to illegal immigration, one of the Republican tribune’s nagging campaign themes.