William Brangham:
Meanwhile, colleagues and board members at his companies reported that they were increasingly concerned about Musk’s mental health and drug use, specifically the drug ketamine, which Musk says he’s prescribed to treat depressive episodes.
He began leaning even further into politics, backing Republican candidates during the 2022 midterms and labeling Democrats the party of division and hate. And he extremist, hard right views on X, endorsing the so-called Great Replacement Theory that argues Democrats want open borders to replace white voters, and he elevated antisemitic conspiracy theories.
Though he initially didn’t support Trump’s reelection, saying he was too old to return to the White House, after last year’s assassination attempt, he changed his mind.
