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Fox News Host Slams Musk for Dodging Drug Use Question
Fox News host Howard Kurtz has called out Elon Musk for deflecting questions about his alleged drug use while serving in the White House. The New York Times published a bombshell report this week on Musk's alleged drug habits when he was President Donald Trump's senior adviser at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which reportedly included taking magic mushrooms, ecstasy, Adderall, and enough ketamine to cause bladder issues. Musk was asked about the Times report during a press briefing at the Oval Office marking the end of his tenure at DOGE on Friday. 'Wait, wait, The New York Times, is that the same publication that got a Pulitzer Prize for false reporting on Russiagate? Is it the same organization?' Musk replied before saying, 'Let's move on.' Kurtz pointed out on Media Buzz Sunday that Musk 'decided to talk about something from five years ago involving the Pulitzers because he knew that he did not want to answer that question. That's my take.' 'That's called deflection,' he added. But Fox News contributor Toni Lahren said that she wasn't sure if the Times 'produced any real evidence of a so-called drug problem,' claiming that the left was simply 'looking for some kind of scandal.' 'The left loved Elon Musk even if he was a billionaire that did mushrooms on the side and maybe a little ketamine. They didn't have a single problem with it. They loved the Teslas. They loved Elon. They loved space flight. They loved all of it,' she said. 'And then he came out as a Trump supporter and now you've got headline news—with everything going on in the country, in the world—about Elon Musk allegedly, maybe doing some mushrooms, maybe a little adderall,' Lahren added. 'Again, please spare me.' She said that even if Musk was actually taking drugs, his potential 'recreational drug use' didn't impact 'everyday Americans.' 'I know that they're looking for some kind of scandal there, but I think it's a real nothing burger and I don't think many people quite frankly, care what Elon Musk does in his personal private time,' she said. Musk has previously publicly acknowledged using ketamine. In an interview with former CNN host Don Lemon last year, he admitted to taking a 'small amount' of ketamine to treat depression. A clip has also recently resurfaced of Musk at Trump's Bedminster golf club in New Jersey in March balancing spoons with Shivon Zilis, one of the mothers of his children. Social media users have accused him of 'tripping on ketamine' in the clip. 'I'm not on ketamine ffs,' Musk wrote in response to the clip.
Yahoo
2 hours ago
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Even Fox News isn't impressed with Musk dodging question over alleged drug use
A Fox News host called out Elon Musk's response to the New York Times report alleging drug use while the billionaire was working as Trump's senior adviser at the Department of Government Efficiency. The Times report alleged that Musk was frequently using magic mushrooms, ecstasy, Adderall, and ketamine in amounts that caused him bladder issues. When asked about the report during an Oval Office press briefing on Friday, Musk questioned the newspaper's credibility. 'Wait, wait, The New York Times, is that the same publication that got a Pulitzer Prize for false reporting on Russiagate? Is it the same organization?' Musk replied. 'Let's move on.' On Sunday, Fox News anchor Howard Kurtz called out Musk for refusing to answer the question directly, saying he 'decided to talk about something from five years ago involving the Pulitzers because he knew that he did not want to answer that question. That's my take.' "That's called deflection," Kurtz said. Musk has previously admitted to using a "small amount" of ketamine to treat depression. He made the admission in an interview with former CNN host Don Lemon in 2024. Critics of Musk on social media — including his own platform, X — have been quick to accuse him of being under the influence of drugs, generally in response to videos of him doing odd things. In a recent video in which Musk was recorded stacking spoons at a dinner, one X user accused him of "tripping on ketamine" while visiting Trump's Bedminster golf club. Musk replied to the accusation by saying, "I'm not on ketamine ffs." Another video of Musk's recent appearance in the Oval Office, which shows him lolling his head and rolling his eyes while Trump was speaking. His appearance — including a black eye he said he received while playing with his young son — was similarly lampooned on social media. Musk's latest visit to the Oval Office was something of a send off; his predetermined time serving as Trump's senior adviser at DOGE has expired, and he appears to be returning to the private sector to focus on his businesses, though the president insists that the world's richest man will still be hanging around DC.
USA Today
17 hours ago
- Politics
- USA Today
No civility, no democracy? These writers say it's vital we talk to each other
No civility, no democracy? These writers say it's vital we talk to each other | Opinion The growing inability – or even desire – to engage with people who hold opposing views is leading to fractures that aren't harmful only to personal relationships. They're hurting our country. Show Caption Hide Caption These writers say it's vital we talk to each other Two veteran journalists fear the nearly 250-year-old American experiment is at risk if we can't get back to talking to each other in meaningful ways. If it weren't for bourbon, veteran Detroit journalists Nolan Finley and Stephen Henderson would not be friends. Frequent sparring partners? Sure. But not friends. When they discovered a shared love of the famed Kentucky beverage, however, they started meeting at Motor City bars and really talking to each other. And even though they are about as far apart on the political spectrum as you can get, they realized they had more in common than they thought. Mutual respect then evolved into friendship. Finley, a conservative, and Henderson, a liberal, have appeared frequently together on Detroit TV shows, debating the news of the day. Yet, people would be surprised when they discovered they were more than competitors in the world of ideas. They were friends, too. So Finley, the editorial page editor of The Detroit News, and Henderson, a Pulitzer Prize winner who has worked across journalism mediums, decided to start bringing together diverse groups of their friends and acquaintances at 'bourbon nights.' At these events, a cross section of Detroiters who would have probably never hung out otherwise realized they enjoyed the conversations. Those events later morphed into The Civility Project, with Finley and Henderson holding workshops about how to cross ideological divides. Now, Finley and Henderson, along with author and writing coach Lynne Golodner, have turned what they've learned into 'The Civility Book,' which will be released in early June. (Full disclosure: Finley was my boss when I worked at The Detroit News and is one of my closest friends. I consider Henderson a friend as well.) I recently spoke with them about their book and why civility is more important than ever in our deeply divided country. There's value in getting out of our own echo chambers Finley and Henderson say the driving principle of their book is the value in engaging with those who hold different views and come from different backgrounds. As they write, 'Embracing empathy and respect for 'the other side' doesn't mean abandoning your own convictions.' Opinion: Is it me or ChatGPT? As AI grows smarter, I have a down-to-earth worry ‒ my job. 'All good people come to their opinions in the same way,' Finley says. 'They take the information available, run it through the filter of their own experiences, and they come up with an opinion.' And it's OK if the opinion is different from your own, Finley says. 'It doesn't make them evil and it doesn't mean they're out to destroy you. It just means they've lived different life experiences.' Simply hearing out someone else is not the same thing as 'giving in.' After all, changing someone's mind is close to impossible. Trust me, I know from experience after years as an opinion columnist. Yet, I consider it a victory when I hear from a reader who will say they're on the opposite side of the political spectrum but still respect my views and take time to read my column. After years of battling out their ideas without really changing the other's mind, Henderson and Finley say there's still value in having the debate. 'While it's true that we don't change each other's minds and we don't find each other on the same side of most issues, when we talk about those things, I think we both would say that we're learning from the other person,' Henderson says. 'Maybe one of us has come across some information about something that the other hadn't seen. That happens a lot. And there is value in understanding the perspective of people who disagree. It strengthens your argument.' What's on the line if we can't be civil with one another? A lot. The growing inability – or even desire – to engage with people who hold opposing views is leading to fractures that aren't harmful only to personal relationships. They're hurting our country. After the contentious 2024 presidential election, many of us know of family, friends or coworkers who no longer talk because of their political differences. Members of Congress scream at each other instead of working together. And we live in our own social media and cable TV silos, where we can have our views confirmed and never challenged. Opinion: Salman Rushdie canceled? Pro-Palestinian groups hamper speech for everyone else. Finley and Henderson are concerned about what Americans' unwillingness to engage constructively with others portends. 'There's something fundamental about the exchange of ideas in a democracy,' Henderson says. 'That may seem like an obvious observation, but right now I'm not sure it is. The democratic experiment that this country represents depends on the honest exchange of ideas.' Henderson fears the nearly 250-year-old American experiment is at risk if we can't get back to talking to each other in a meaningful way. 'Do we want to keep trying to perfect democracy in this country, or are we just kind of done with it?' he asks. Finley and Henderson hope their book can serve as a guide to healing this coming apart. And it starts one conversation at a time. 'Civility means learning to engage without the hatred and learning to disagree with someone without devaluing that person,' Finley says. 'And I guess that would be it in a nutshell for me.' Ingrid Jacques is a columnist at USA TODAY. Contact her at ijacques@ or on X: @Ingrid_Jacques
Time of India
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Glenn Greenwald says he feels ‘no regret' after private video leaked, blames political targeting
Intimate videos of journalist Glenn Greenwald were leaked online Friday, quickly sparking widespread reaction across social media. In a statement posted on X, Greenwald confirmed he appears in the footage and said it was released 'without my knowledge or consent,' calling the leak 'maliciously political. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now ' 'As for the content of the videos: I have no embarrassment or regret about them,' the 58-year-old journalist wrote. 'The videos depict consenting adults engaged in intimate actions in their private lives. They all display fully consensual behavior, harming nobody.' He added: 'Obviously it can be uncomfortable and unpleasant when your private behavior is made public against your will — that's why the behavior is private in the first place — but the only wrongdoing here is the criminal and malicious publication of the videos in an attempt to malign perceived political enemies and advance a political agenda.' Greenwald began his career as a litigation attorney before gaining recognition for his writing on national security issues following the 2001 World Trade Center attacks. He rose to international prominence in 2013 with reports for The Guardian based on classified documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. The coverage earned a Pulitzer Prize in 2014. That same year, he co-founded The Intercept with journalist Jeremy Scahill and filmmaker Laura Poitras. Greenwald resigned from the publication in 2020, citing efforts to suppress his reporting critical of then-presidential candidate Joe Biden. He now writes on Substack, where he has more than 324,000 subscribers. Greenwald's husband, Brazilian congressman David Miranda, died in 2023 at age 37 due to complications from a gastrointestinal infection. The couple adopted two sons from Maceió, Brazil, in 2018.
Time of India
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Glenn Greenwald Sex Tape Leak: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist calls it a 'malicious political' attack
1 2 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald has confirmed and publicly condemned the unauthorized release of intimate videos featuring him, labeling the act as a politically motivated and "criminal" attack. The footage, depicting Greenwald in a private encounter with another man, was briefly uploaded to the video-sharing platform Rumble before being removed. Greenwald confirmed the leak and stated that the clips were shared "without his knowledge or consent." The acclaimed journalist, who is openly gay, asserts that the leak was intended to malign him due to his political stance. In a statement, Greenwald emphasized that there is nothing shameful about the videos, which showcase consensual adult behavior. He criticized those behind the leak for their malicious intent and emphasized that it would not affect his journalistic work. Addressing the scandal, Greenwald wrote on X, 'Last night, videos were released online depicting behavior in my private life. Some were distorted and others were not. They were published without my knowledge or consent and its publication was therefore criminal. Though we do not yet know exactly who is responsible, we are close to knowing, and the motive was a maliciously political one." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Buy Brass Idols - Handmade Brass Statues for Home & Gifting Luxeartisanship Buy Now Undo He continued, 'As for the content of the videos: I have no embarrassment or regret about them. The videos depict consenting adults engaged in intimate actions in their private lives. They all display fully consensual behavior, harming nobody. Obviously it can be uncomfortable and unpleasant when your private behavior is made public against your will -- that's why the behavior is private in the first place -- but the only wrongdoing here is the criminal and malicious publication of the videos in an attempt to malign perceived political enemies and advance a political agenda. ' Greenwald continued, 'Others are, of course, free to form their own judgments, as some are prone to do about others' private lives. It won't change my work. I will continue all the many prongs of my journalism, and pursue the causes most important to me, exactly as before.' Despite the controversy, Greenwald remains resolute in continuing his journalism and activism. Who is Glenn Greenwald? Glenn Edward Greenwald is an American journalist, author, and former lawyer. In 1996, Greenwald founded a law firm concentrating on First Amendment litigation. One of his widely known works has been with the American whistleblower Edward Snowden . In June 2013, while at The Guardian, he began publishing a series of reports detailing previously unknown information about American and British global surveillance programs based on classified documents provided by Edward Snowden. His work contributed to The Guardian's 2014 Pulitzer Prize win, and he was among a group of three reporters who won the 2013 George Polk Award. In 2014, he cofounded The Intercept, of which he was an editor until he resigned in October 2020. Since leaving The Guardian and later resigning from The Intercept due to editorial disputes, Greenwald subsequently started publishing his own newsletter. Debate: Will the PM endure the fiercest attack on him ever? -2
