The two seem to have paused their online war of words. But the president may sell his Tesla and has continued to criticize Musk within his inner circle, according to those close to him.

As Mr. Musk entered President Trump’s orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known.

The New York Times defended its reporting on Elon Musk ‘s drug use, after he claimed that the publication was “lying” in its article that claimed he was, among other things, “taking so much ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, that it was affecting his bladder, a known effect of chronic use. He took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms.”

President Trump’s decision to pull a close associate of Elon Musk’s out of the running to lead NASA helped doom an extraordinary partnership.