Trump Chief Calls Musk Drug User, VP ‘Conspiracy Theorist’ (3)

December 16, 2025, 7:21 PM UTC

Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., was an “avowed” ketamine user, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles told Vanity Fair, among a series of candid and occasionally critical remarks she made about President Donald Trump’s inner circle in interviews with the magazine.

She also labeled Vice President JD Vance a “conspiracy theorist,” budget head Russ Vought a “right-wing absolute zealot” and criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the files pertaining to the late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The White House quickly looked to downplay the remarks from the ...

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