The Times report coincided with Musk’s government appointment expiring and cast a shadow over his exit from the White House. Less than a week later, the two men had a nuclear falling out, with Trump privately calling Musk a “big-time drug addict,” according to The Washington Post.

"lol,” the Tesla head writes on social media, posting results of a drug test showing no traces of nearly 20 different narcotics in his urine.