Elon Musk has revealed why he had to do a second drug test days after he leaked the first one online.
Earlier this week, people were left in shock when the billionaire gave the public a detailed insight into his drug test results.
Musk took to his own social media platform X, formerly Twitter, to share the information, which he captioned with ‘lol’.
According to the report, he had tested negative for a variety of drugs including cocaine and ketamine.
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This appeared to be an attempt to squash rumors that the Tesla boss is a drug user after a report by the New York Times included allegations that Musk had used recreational and medicinal drugs while on the campaign trail with President Donald Trump.
However, just days later, Musk posted a second testing on his platform, which also showed a negative result.
In the caption, Musk wrote: “The WSJ & New York Times fake “journalists” lied through their teeth about me.
“Now let’s see their drug test results. They will fail.”
One user speculated on X on the reasoning behind the tech mogul’s decision to take two drug tests, writing: “His first test came back negative using a urine sample, but some critics claimed it's unreliable for long-term use. So today, Elon did a second test using a hair sample, which detects drug use for months and that too came back negative.”
But setting the record straight, Musk replied: “The hair test was administered by the same company that did the urine test. Hair test has to go to a lab, so takes longer to complete.”
The president was quizzed about the possibility of Musk bringing drugs into the White House earlier this month.
Talking to reporters, Trump replied: “I really don’t know. I don’t think so, I hope not.”
The former friends became embroiled in a public spat after Musk described Trump’s new spending bill a ‘disgusting abomination’, adding that tariffs could ‘cause a recession in the second half of this year’.
In a post on his own social media platform, Truth Social, Trump threatened to cancel Musk’s contracts with the government.
But after Musk walked back on some of the comments he made about the president, it seems things have now cooled off between the two.
When asked about Musk, Trump said that he’d had a ‘good relationship’ with him prior to their fall out, adding: “I just wish him well. Very well actually.”
He also confirmed that he won’t be canceling Musk’s Starlink internet service, saying: “I don’t think we’ll be doing that with Starlink, it’s a good service.”