The newspaper reported that Musk had been taking ketamine, ecstasy, mushrooms, Ambient, Adderall and other drugs while on the job.

The Trump administration honored Elon Musk as the billionaire's tenure at the White House comes to an end. President Donald Trump awarded Musk a "key to the White House" in honor of his last day.

Elon Musk will appear with President Trump in the Oval Office at 1:30 p.m. on Friday for a press conference/exit interview as he goes back to the private sector and leaves DOGE behind.

The White House caused shockwaves when it first announced Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator due to his close ties to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

Trump was asked about a New York Times report that Musk used drugs such as ketamine, ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms during the campaign.

The newspaper says the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, who said earlier this week he was leaving the Trump administration after his work with DOGE, was using drugs "far more intensely than was previously known" as he became a close ally of the president near the beginning of his second term.

Trump and Musk — who have publicly disagreed about the administration's best path forward — met for a final joint press conference on May 30 before the Tesla CEO returns to private life

President Trump praises Elon Musk for his role in the Department of Government Efficiency, highlighting $175 billion in savings and Musk's continued advisory role.