Watch: Don Lemon Asks Elon Musk About Drug Use | WSJ News

During a heated interview with former CNN host Don Lemon, Elon Musk denied that he abused ketamine and was under the influence when he posted controversial material on X.
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[@m4ttjs]

Asking someone about their prescriptions and then calling it "Drug Use" in a title is poor journalism. More reasons people hate media.

[@jamesslade3743]

Musk has been known to partake in recreational drug use. Calm down.

[@O1OO1O1]

No, it's not. It's drug use. Prescriptions are for drugs. There difference is that drug dealer cartel can do it legally and has a monopoly on it.

[@maccers___]

​@@O1OO1O1you're missing the point on semantics. Medication and drugs are often used interchangeably, but there's a subtle difference. "Medication" typically refers to substances used to treat, cure, or prevent disease or to promote health. "Drugs," on the other hand, is a broader term that encompasses any substance, whether legal or illegal, that affects the body's functions. So, all medications are drugs, but not all drugs are medications. Using drugs instead of medication or prescription use is intentionally ambiguous.

[@fr7nkyph7llyj7ne5]

Semantics ALWAAAAAAYS gets these people 🙃🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@benjaminnoel7137]

If he is using Ketamine as medication, it means the guy is secretly a cat. Which would explain a few things.

[@lexbraxman9270]

Everything Don asks is provoking negativity. What a disgrace.

[@billypribbo9668]

Lol, Elon talks about Ket when he wants to impress the six incels who still think he's a genius, then gets all coy when someone wants details.

[@uncleiroh8938]

@@billypribbo9668 Alright Billy what have you contributed to society? Because it’s not even 0,1% of what Elon is doing. Know ur place.

[@TheDelethar]

@@uncleiroh8938lol know your place… yeah what uncle iroh thing to say….

[@DQBlizzard_]

@@uncleiroh8938 having a rich daddy helps.

[@uncleiroh8938]

@@DQBlizzard_ he actually had to help his dad with finances because of that.

[@bmil3828]

Lemon tried so hard to have "gotcha" moment that he asked about his perscription medication...how dispicable

[@cwiigglz]

I see why elon kicked him🤷🏾‍♂️

[@DQBlizzard_]

Because Elon is a free speech absolutist? Oh wait. He isn't

[@notforengineers9285]

@@DQBlizzard_he didn't ban him, but he isn't obliged to promote his show on X either. Don is free to post his show on X as everyone else

[@davidpar2]

@@DQBlizzard_Musk not having Don on X is Musk’s free speech, dude. Seethe and cope

[@MrStian78]

@@davidpar2no It’s not dumb dumb

[@DQBlizzard_]

@@davidpar2 I'm not the one who fired Don for questions I didn't like.

[@larrys4618]

That's not how you treat your boss on the first day of work.

[@DQBlizzard_]

So much for being pro free speech....

[@patricialittle2607]

Don thought he was boss! Guess he's wondering why they shoved him out the door and locked it behind him. He's probably still trying to get back in.

[@joshuaedwards3322]

Kinda got to respect the IDGAF. Money though.

[@joshuaedwards3322]

​@@patricialittle2607I wonder if he really didn't give a f-&$# going into this one? Elon offered him a job. Maybe he didn't want the JOB, just this interview?

[@DQBlizzard_]

@@joshuaedwards3322 Imagine getting so triggered over simple questions

[@user-bg9xx1mt5p]

Ask some real questions. A chance to get inside a brilliant mind and you’d rather annoy him

[@danthomas6470]

I’m a liberal, but what lemon is doing is sick. He’s trying to create a narrative of drug abuse when he said that’s a private medical question then kept asking more.

[@DQBlizzard_]

I mean, Elon is trying to frame it as if Don was snooping through his health files. Even though Elon regularly openly talks about his ketamine usage on Twitter. So I guess it's really Elon who is the one you should be flaming

[@patricialittle2607]

That just shows why he has no job! Trying to shame someone for being treated for a health problem! No just Elon, but all Americans who take that medication! Like they need to hide it! Shameful!!!

[@erickg3000]

It’s been document by people around him that he used various other drugs. The WSJ had a story on it. Shareholders are concerned. I think Lemon was trying to address this without calling him out on it. Obviously Elon unsuccessfully uses drugs to cope with depression.

[@gudshjrehand3739]

​@@DQBlizzard_you didnt even respond to his comment lol.

[@mralex2492]

What does your political affiliation have to do with that?

[@beenjammin7187]

People moving humanity forward and people standing in the way. As usual.

[@Jess-TheMess]

I'm not even a big Musk fan but this was just annoyingly pressing the same issue, a prescription isn't something anyone should feel obligated to explain

[@thefoxoflaurels3437]

Maybe he should stop bringing it up so much???? 😂😂😂

[@LuisCapistranoNunes]

So what about free speech? 😅

[@Jess-TheMess]

@@LuisCapistranoNunes what about it?

[@rampmonkeyyyj]

There's a difference between asking thoughtful questions and respectfully challenging someone in an interview, and what I perceive Don Lemon to having done in this interview, which is just sort of annoyingly probing in a way that's not particularly interesting or insightful. I've seen about 25% of the interview and honestly it's all I could watch. It just comes across as pestering and irritating, not a good journalist asking good questions.

[@FVWhimsy2010]

What you say makes no sense. Musk was the one who announced he was using Ketamine therapy. So, naturally everyone wants to know more about it. Ketamine is a psychedelic drug...not commonly used by persons in positions such as Musk's. AND we all know that prescription drug addiction is a real concern in everyday medicine.

[@margoseymour3240]

People get offended because they can’t face the truth when questions are forcing them to see who reckless, rude, and non-empathetic they are. Don was the mirror Elon needed. May be he will now have heart and starting being “NICE.”

[@jkbzz]

Seeing as you are trying to make sense, what would you consider to be thoughtful and respectfully challenging within the context of an Elon Musk?

[@griesrt]

100% I think he doesn’t know the difference. The interview is intended for the audience to help uncover a new perspective. M hoping it serves a residual cause by liberals coming to a honey pot exposing how bad the media is especially around the questioning Don. Went down about free speech. Most likely only the middle people will take notice

[@Solar.Geoengineering.Advocate]

@@margoseymour3240 musk has been a tosspot his whole life. theres nothing on this earth thats gonna change him now aged 50 odd

[@Flickit100]

The problem is Don was trying to get under his skin rather than trying to throw light on interesting subjects. The way to open someone up is to relax them and show respect. Don needs retraining. His experience at CNN didn't help him.

[@joeymoehlenkamp1097]

you can tell don doesn’t believe anything he says

[@user-vc1qi6qv3m]

It’s not drug use. He offered some suggestion to help people. Not to have his illness thrown in his face.

[@lvbadboy]

His “ illness” 😅😂😂😂

[@shanemccutch]

Yeah, his brain works better than yours and he can't shut it off. Go build a Lego Death Star.@@lvbadboy

[@user-vc1qi6qv3m]

@@lvbadboy yes he suffers from depression and suggested a help that is not toxic.

[@lvbadboy]

@@user-vc1qi6qv3m everyone suffers from allegedly “depression” so he is a lil snowflake ❄️? Ketamine is man made in order to replicate PCP another hardcore drug its not holistic these are known street drugs

[@lvbadboy]

@@user-vc1qi6qv3m Tell that to the people high on it which is what it does, and its cousin PCP

[@candidjogger361]

“Pretty private to ask someone about a medical prescription, you know” . To have to be schooled on this shows how disrespectful a reporter can be. No wonder Elon didn’t like the interview

[@vittorianesse]

Ketamine is a ‘party drug’ unless you’re so seriously depressed that you have grown resistant to prescribed anti-depressants. Go to any nightclub and you’ll get “ket” easily from any dealer.

[@jpaxonreyes]

And then proceeds to answer the question.

[@JROB447]

His use is public knowledge

[@blakeb9964]

He's talked about it publicly

[@thefoxoflaurels3437]

He volunteered this information. A lot.

[@TradeStarPros]

Depression is not a joke

[@boohere2]

Even rich people have committed suicide over depression . Take Kate Spade for example. Worth $150 million. She killed herself. Then there's Robin Williams as we all know. He killed himself too.

[@DQBlizzard_]

Nor is hair loss, seems like Elon found a way to "solve" it

[@boohere2]

Yeah I know . Just look at Kate Spade who killed herself. She suffered from depression and anxiety. She was rich! Then you got Robin Williams too whom took his own life.

[@notforengineers9285]

@@DQBlizzard_you post negativity under every comment, what is your problem ?

[@amaranthinenight8733]

@@notforengineers9285DQ is blinded by his love and obsession for Don Lemon and can’t handle when he is wrong and liking this man.

[@MrDjbuckethead]

This has Oprah interview vibes to it.

[@Rebecca-nx5ec]

💯

[@uxirofkgor]

Even his name lemon as a surname is dumb

[@billb.7346]

No wonder he fired him. What an idiot. Why did he keep dwelling on ketamine? Almost like he was trying to stir up controversy. It is a prescribed medication used to treat depression. It literally is none of Lemon's business and Elon was actually nice enough to answer the questions. But he could see what Lemon was going to use his show for and decided he wasn't going to fund it.

[@TheCam920]

Awful day for divorced men

[@CreakingJordans]

Lol

[@sandeepreddy8008]

This is on Lemon. He lacked empathy in the questions around mental issues. He did not learn anything from women in prime episode. He lacked class in that argument and empathy in this argument.

[@Gabriel2oh6]

Don Lemon was fine? Everything he asked was incredibly reasonable, and the bare minimum level of challenging questions. Right wingers just want a complete groveling from journalists when it comes to people they like and it’s sad.

[@ria2159]

Lemon is clearly narcissistic - characterised by a lack of empathy

[@han1218]

Don is such a joke. He looks so proud of his own questions, but they’re pretty dumb.

[@StilettoMel]

Instead of professional and impartial journalism you instead get this cringe worthy effort from Don, obviously trying to make a name for himself. Why is this guy even on the air anymore

[@MrTataBear]

Now we know why he was canned from cnn. No genuine material. Just find the flaw in anyone not like him?

[@DQBlizzard_]

Triggered much? Lol

[@happystoat99]

The most funny thing is he got fired for slipping just *once* in their hysterical totalitarian weekly-updated worldview^^

[@patricialittle2607]

Don's always been cringe! The only time I ever saw him was clips from another news channel. I never watch CNN because most of them are cringe!

[@patricialittle2607]

Just once, what a hoot!

[@LiveGoodSMW]

I'm not a big fan of Musk, porbably lesser fan of CNN and I have no idea who Lemon is, but he was given a big opportunity and , frankly, mostly blew it.

[@chillout2nyc]

Can you imagine any other CEO talking this openly? Gotta respect Elon.

[@dantheman1534]

why would elon give an interview to lemon. what is there to gain?

[@Misdirecting]

Publicity is publicity

[@frankfirewood5384]

Trying to get non right wing people on X

[@lvbadboy]

Why couldn’t Elon handle the question and have such a fit afterwards

[@Solar.Geoengineering.Advocate]

i bet you're a big freedom of speech advocate aint you

[@IIXRATEDIIHiTMAN]

Your overlord genius inventor can't answer some straight forward questions from a mediocre journalist? 😂

[@Happymaninyellow]

X dropped this 'lemon', a right choice

[@osigano]

Rare for me to say, but Elon is on the right side on this one. Don seemed exploitative of Elon's MH issues.

[@citizenwr1823]

Musk says he's a free speech "abolutist"... except when journalists ask him sensitive questions...

[@paddy2672]

​@citizenwr1823 freedom of speech still means you have the freedom of not talking

[@py120]

What happened to free speech?

[@123leop]

@@citizenwr1823 He is aloud to ask, its still common to know its rude.

[@vittorianesse]

Not MH. Ket is a party drug, not a prescribed anti-depressant.

[@leopdion5976]

Why is he asking about a medication he's taking?

[@86yourhopes]

Because normal people don’t get access to ketamine…. Prescription or not.

[@citizenwr1823]

Because it's of interest to Tesla and SpaceX shareholders...

[@kenhew4641]

because Don Lemon thinks he's a hotshot reporter

[@Powersrx1]

Normal people do get ketamine prescriptions. Just not a lot of money in it for pharma because it’s generic. Donated about ketamine because he’s trying to insinuate that Elon has a drug abuse problem. “What do you do to relax? You like to tweet late at night? Are you sober when you tweet? Do you abuse your ketamine prescription?”

[@lvbadboy]

Ketamine is a drug not medicine

[@sumankachroo7727]

The most cringeworthy interview ever! Smug and rude interviewer! Don seemed to have a 'gotcha' agenda, but he came off exceptionally rude, devoid of common sense or knowledge and pretty dense! He calls himself 'progressive' and asks people personal questions about their medical history! I have to give Elon kudos for keeping his cool! I will never ever watch anything posted by Don ever!

[@DQBlizzard_]

Elon talks about his Ketamine use on twitter all the time, now for some reason its a "private matter"? Clutch harder

[@jimdandy1957]

How not to get a job 101

[@voices_vary]

Don Lemon is no match for Elon.

[@quitehat7819]

When I grew up as a kid. Me and my siblings were on prescriptions medication, so was my grandma and my mom. We knew our own prescriptions but we were taught to NEVER ask a strangers prescriptions because its very personal and private so we highly respected it. Unless they are willing to tell you. Lemon should of never ask such stupid question.

[@paullynass4848]

Hopefully Elon will stop the millions upon millions of personal questions and attacks on Twitter then..

[@woodrecordsco]

“It’s pretty private to ask about a medical prescription”

[@Devilaxes]

LOL someone send DON LEMON TO INTERView putin XD

[@jsprung8548]

No send Don Lemon to the Moon 😂

[@patricialittle2607]

I think he needs t interview Joe bidden! More his speed! 🤗🤗🤗

[@Rubicon1]

Don just disappear and spare us your presence.

[@Silverfoxy50]

Cant believe he gave this reporter the time of day.

[@Misdirecting]

This is what happens when a reporter thinks they have made it.

[@fiyahspinnah]

Looks like Don is more successful than you?

[@brandonnguyen9680]

And Elon musk is more successful then both of you

[@fiyahspinnah]

@@brandonnguyen9680 He was born into a rich family that exploits people in emerald mines. My hands are clean. I make a good living helping people. He made his riche hurting people. That's why he's such a distorted broken person.

[@DQBlizzard_]

Triggered much?

[@brandonnguyen9680]

@@fiyahspinnahhe still successful

[@tonyc7301]

Don is such a dishonest, nasty person with zero self awareness. That Elon gave him the full hour plus a few minutes at the end is a tribute to him. A lot of people would have immediately ended the interview after getting such ridiculous and abrasive questions.

[@MotoRevelations]

What a dumb interview

[@bornFreeDocu]

don is sick

[@rio20d]

Elon : ...I have to say ...choose your question carefully , there's 5 minutes left

[@siggertherigger9833]

That’s why Elon is loved and respected. He is transparent and honest. Lemon shows his weakness in trying to expose Elon for being human. Elon shows gigantic strength.

[@imtheman4805]

Don’s “kind” always project that kind of Dancin Nancy type of narcissistic overblown self worth that just comes off as being inept!

[@jb9433]

The stupidity of Lemon is he doesn't see that we see everything he's doing.

[@ashamedrepublican1224]

DERP

[@Solar.Geoengineering.Advocate]

oooo some people are watching. well i bet that thought never struck him before.

[@goebelwarming]

He's definitely ripping ketamine and going on twitter.

[@west4452]

I see why they fired Don

[@IntelligenceONE]

Elon refuses to buy a Lemon.

[@user-ut7px3hc7p]

Elon, your a good guy.

[@sounmanhong6601]

This guy, lemon, is unbelievably rude.

[@adambartlett6277]

Don lemon trying to get Elon at every turn and just ended up making him look like even more a stand up guy and legend

[@jorgefranco9817]

Don is not a good interviewer , he’s performing a questioning

[@west4452]

Ask joe biden about his medical prescriptions

[@MrTataBear]

Just another cnn interview. What Lemon doesn’t have any original material just business as usual (cnn) style… Hammer on his interviewed guest…Gees what’s to watch?

[@user-ni7xu9uz6x]

Such a POOR interviewer - he attacked Elon the whole time, listened to his answers to reply not understand, spun every statement he made negatively and democratically even though he said he was independent - basically the whole interview was political - and Elon intelligently outdebated him the WHOLE time #GOELON!!! 🙌

[@Deltatwo3]

Don lemon is an absolute joke... 🤦🏽

[@MyPhobo]

Everyone knows rich business men hate drugs as much as truck drivers hate crank.

[@thomaswyrick4648]

Elon handled that world-class

[@Solar.Geoengineering.Advocate]

ooo don lemon you're upsetting me waaaahhhhh! yeah world class

[@EndoftheTownProductions]

Is this an interview or deposition?

[@sirgooogen]

New job's first objective is to convince the world his boss is controversial

[@terrychartier1050]

I have no journalism degree and could have asked better questions.

[@AStoicMonster]

Don lemonade could be Elon's dog in a past life

[@bulkbogan4320]

Can someone put don lemon out of his misery already? He is not a journalist and just helps keep the hate train uh rollin..

[@dannysullivan3951]

I despise Musk for a wide variety of reasons, but Lemon gets zero respect for drilling into his medical treatment.

[@user-db9wv3cn8k]

Agreed. Ask the average joe on the street if they can help maintain the ISS. My comment of the day 👍

[@DQBlizzard_]

Because he runs multiple important businesses? He has become more irrational and erratic over the last few years... it's absolutely a reasonable question to ask. Also Elon talks about his ketamine usage on Twitter. So if he doesn't like being asked about it, why talk about it on Twitter?

[@dannysullivan3951]

@@DQBlizzard_ You’re right. I should have known that Musk would be blabbing away on twitter; narcissists need 24 hr attention.

[@JJokerMoreau]

I love that response. He works so hard that he just can't get wasted. Doesn't have the time for it.

[@MoneyMathai]

Lemon just being Lemon

[@PrettyGoodLookin]

Sour lemon interviews a hard working genius.

[@English.with.Mateusz]

Hard working?😂😂 he’s literally on Twitter all day long

[@DQBlizzard_]

@@English.with.Mateusz Hes a bot

[@Robert-oz9fy]

Lemon calls annoyance being upset. LOL

[@frankcoley1537]

Tell me you play AARPGs without telling me you play AARPGS Elon Musk:

[@user-hg3mp7np6n]

Mr Lemon, i suggest to do your homework. Ketamine is FDA approved to treat depression. Insensitive approach to pose this question.

[@Triny1980]

Let me tell you all.In law a prescription is called Medical privilege and you do not need to answer in a deposition for example.It is private.That is so annoying. 😮😮😮😮

[@jorellryder11]

What a joke, terrible journalism.

[@Kampf0r]

Don "Dumb Dumb" Lemon strikes again.

[@halfworthy]

Yeah, id cancel your contract too. You asked about a prescribed medication like a drug he smuggles in on his private jet. Look what this man has done for humanity and look what you're attacking him with. Even i felt uncomfortable.

[@valberm]

Don is passive aggressive. That's what got Elon Musk.

[@SirOttis]

Imagine being a genius and trying to explain things in crayon to this feeble mind

[@irradiatedbadger]

Maybe it would have been okay to ask about it once, but Don kept poking at it hoping to get a reaction.

[@the0ne809]

mehh. elmo decided to do the interview and now he is whining on twitter.

[@irradiatedbadger]

@@the0ne809 I don't really care, but I guess imo Don isn't a very good interviewer

[@the0ne809]

@@irradiatedbadger the rest of the interview isn't bad. Don is a dummy for believing Musk actually believed in free speech. Now he realized Musk doesn't believe it since he terminated the contract with him. Very bright of him.

[@DQBlizzard_]

@@irradiatedbadger Or elon cant answer a question to save his life.

[@irradiatedbadger]

​@@DQBlizzard_ But he did answer... It's Don that kept asking because he didn't like the answer he got. He was not asking the question in good faith either. It's pretty clear what this intentions are, which makes him a lousy interviewer imo. Again I'm not even a fan of Elon, but Don just looks sleazy here

[@kieranmcdonald1471]

This is an Intrusive line of questioning.

[@krishnabasnet7352]

He doesn't have that level to talk about Elon.. he is like barking dog from backyard..

[@user-ub9kl3rb3g]

Obviously trying to discredit Elon and incite abrogating snowballing on his government contracts, business endeavors, etc.

[@DQBlizzard_]

I mean, he's right though

[@user-ub9kl3rb3g]

@@DQBlizzard_sorry, who's right?

[@mikehammer5476]

from one side a lion, and at the other an annoying mosquito trying to make his miserable job done.

[@datzitteezy]

A dpressed billionaire on ketamine.

[@Henry-kz4gn]

When life gives you lemon, fire him

[@erikhonan5748]

Well done Elon you’re a champ and I love what you stand for and that you don’t just give lip service. How you tolerate these people I’ll never know but again. Well done dude.

[@bkirkbir]

My man Elon analyzes 10 GB of data before answering any question.

[@AWESOMESHAUN]

Don lemon is such a

[@PrettyGoodLookin]

Toxic Person

[@reardelt]

People take Marijuana too for medical reasons. Elon too is taking some medicine for medical reasons

[@vittorianesse]

Ket is an anaesthetic and available from a drug dealer usually, though docs might prescribe it as a last resort if anti-depressants aren’t working.

[@johnsmith42688]

​@vittorianesse lol what field of medicine are you in? It's not a last resort anymore...use Google and educate yourself

[@DQBlizzard_]

@@johnsmith42688 you mean become "woke"?

[@jmlitwiller]

Lemonhead is such a joke. I would never work with that guy.

[@reardelt]

What matters is that Tesla and SpaceX performs well financially and in innovation. That's all that matters

[@InTheWeeds314]

BEAUTIFULLY HANDLED

[@specialagentorange4329]

Why doesnt lemon ask biden about the stimulants he takes during important events like state of the union speech?

[@KundaliniKing42]

Amphetamines abuse in the Federal Government is insane. A real taboo problem.

[@NC_-ew5ck]

Y'all full of BS with those questions 😂

[@lickey8919]

Ridiculous clickbait. Glad everyone here sees through this

[@RobbyBabes]

I always admire the great job they did with Elon Musk's hair transplant. Seriously. It looks great. Fantastic.

[@PrettyGoodLookin]

good point

[@co7769]

Whoever made this title isn't ignorant, there's a reason they went with that title

[@INXIETE]

Hey Don, go interview Kim Jong Un in North Korea

[@sandrag8656]

👍👍💕 Elon.

[@brn_yt]

This lemon dude is a disgrace ..

[@neiliewheeliebin]

Its really none of Lemon heads business, i don't really like Musk but he doesn't deserve this nonsense

[@camiray2687]

Journalism is not a free pass for absolute, tastsless rudness. Don makes my ears want to snap shut.

[@Shanemanarrow]

Holy God I hate Lemon.

[@kevincard172]

I applaud Elon for staying calm amid difficult guestioning.

[@chengergo9485]

the fact that Elon understands what PVP is without shilling is remarkable