Elon Musk admits that he used Ozempic to lose weight; here's why the drug is controversial
Elon Musk acknowledges using contentious weight-loss medication. 'Make America Healthy Again' won't be aided by drugs like Ozempic, asserted Kennedy.
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After fellow top Trump adviser Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that the popular new class of weight-loss medications is harmful to Americans' health, billionaire businessman and top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk, boasted that he has benefitted from the use of the controversial drugs, as quoted in a report by Fox News.
Why is the Ozempic Sparking Debate?
On Christmas Day, «Ozempic Santa» Musk shared a picture of himself in front of a beautifully decorated Christmas tree, dressed as Santa Claus but without his trademark large belly, on X, formerly Twitter. «Like Cocaine Bear, but Santa and Ozempic!» Musk explained in a subsequent post that he is using the Mounjaro brand-name version but that the awkward moniker didn't have the same ring to it.
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