WASHINGTON—President Trump said farewell to Elon Musk on Friday, closing out one of the most turbulent periods in modern government, with an Oval Office news conference in which both men said their relationship would continue.

Although Musk had previously mentioned using a "small amount once every other week," the billionaire X owner may have been using ketamine frequently enough on President Donald Trump 's campaign trail for the drug to start causing some health issues, according to reporting from The New York Times.

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk haven't always gotten along, but now the two powerful men are close political allies — yet cracks are beginning to show.

In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning released May 27, Musk criticized Trump's massive tax and spending bill, saying he was "disappointed" to see it, which he said "increases the budget deficit" and "undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing."

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Elon Musk is criticizing the centerpiece of President Trump’s legislative agenda, a significant fracture in a partnership that was forged during last year's campaign and was poised to reshape American politics and the federal government.

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"It is very hard to separate Elon Musk's brand from the brand of Tesla, and SpaceX," a Harvard Business fellow told Newsweek.

In social networks, Musk has agreed that he and the president of the United States continue to have a friendly relationship despite his departure as a "special employee", a position that only lasts 130 days.

Elon Musk said he expected to "remain a friend and an advisor" to President Donald Trump as his time as a special government employee ends.