[Source/Observer Network Qi Qian] US President Trump and billionaire Musk have publicly broken up, stunning global onlookers. Subsequently, a US media outlet reported that Trump had privately questioned whether Musk's eccentric behavior might be related to drug use. According to reports by the American media "The Daily Beast", on June 9th local time, Trump broke his silence at the White House in response to the rumors about Musk's drug use.

"I really don't know, I don't think so, I hope not."

When asked if he had seen Musk using drugs in the White House, Trump replied: "I wish him well. We used to get along very well, I wish him well. In fact, I really hope everything goes well for him."

Trump also responded to former White House Chief Strategist Bannon's爆料 that "Musk once got into a big fight with Treasury Secretary". He told reporters that these two people did indeed have a disagreement, but he didn't see any physical conflict.

Regarding how he viewed the future of his relationship with Musk, Trump said: "In fact, I haven't really considered this issue."

Trump stated: "I guess he wants to talk to me. If I were him, I would think the same way. Maybe he has already called, you have to ask him if he has called. However, I have no objection."

On the afternoon of June 9th, Trump answered questions from reporters at the White House Video Screenshot

On the same day, Musk again denied the rumors about his alleged drug use. In response to relevant posts on social media X platform, he wrote: "I have undergone approximately three years of random drug tests, and no traces of drugs or alcohol have been found."

"Anyone who says I take drugs can immediately know he is a liar. You should know that I am one of the most visible people in the world, and I meet with all kinds of people seven days a week," Musk wrote. "I took a few puffs of marijuana with comedian Joe Rogan and underwent approximately three years of random drug tests, and no traces of drugs or alcohol have been found."

The report stated that this was Trump's first public discussion of the rumors about Musk's alleged drug use.

According to a recent report by CNN, as the conflict between the two escalated, Trump privately questioned whether Musk was involved in drug use, asking his staff whether they thought Musk's "eccentric behavior" was related to drug use.

The New York Times also published an article claiming that Musk heavily uses ketamine, MDMA, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and prescription drugs, and even carries a pill box with him. It remains unclear whether he used drugs during his tenure at the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE). The report also claimed that excessive use of ketamine has caused bladder problems for Musk.

Musk strongly denied the relevant reports. On May 31st, he responded on the social platform X: "Let me clarify, I am not taking drugs! The New York Times is fabricating stories. A few years ago, I tried a prescription dose of ketamine and mentioned it on the X platform, so this isn't even news. It helps to step out of the abyss of negative emotions, but I haven't used it since then."

However, Bannon, Trump's former chief strategist and long-time critic of Musk, is calling for Trump to investigate Musk's immigration status and "immediately" deport Musk and investigate his "drug use". In response, Musk retorted that Bannon was "out of his mind."

On June 6th, when asked about the media reports that Musk was "addicted to drugs", Trump refused to comment.

On May 30th, Trump held a farewell ceremony for Musk at the White House Visual China

Last week, Musk continued to launch fierce attacks against the "big and beautiful" bill proposed by the Republican Party, criticizing that this bill would greatly increase government spending, calling it "unacceptable", "huge, ridiculous, nauseating." After Musk's attack entered its third day, on June 5th local time, Trump finally stepped in and the two completely tore each other apart.

That day, Trump first expressed his disappointment with Musk, then posted three tweets in a row to harshly criticize Musk for going "insane" for his own electric vehicle business, and threatened to terminate all government contracts with Musk's enterprises.

Trump's tough remarks infuriated Musk. Musk crazily posted and forwarded tweets on the social media X platform, saying that Trump's name appeared in the Epstein documents, directly stating that Trump's tariff policies would trigger an economic recession in the second half of this year. Notably, Musk also forwarded the tweet "Trump should be impeached" and expressed agreement.

Just a few days ago, Trump held a farewell ceremony at the White House to bid farewell to Musk's departure from the "Department of Government Efficiency". The sudden "cliff-like breakup" between the former intimate allies and their public "verbal sparring" left many onlookers stunned. CNN said that this means that one of the strongest alliances in American politics seems to have ended.

But The Daily Beast mentioned that the verbal war between Trump and Musk has eased somewhat.

On the issue of Los Angeles protests, Musk seemed to rarely stand together with Trump. On August 8th local time, Musk consecutively forwarded two statements by Trump regarding the Los Angeles protests on the X platform. He also posted a photo of protesters bare-chested waving the Mexican flag and captioned it "This is not okay".

On September 9th, Trump stated at the White House that he might move his previously purchased Tesla car to another place and will continue to use SpaceX's "Starlink" global satellite internet service.

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