Elon Musk reveals truth behind his shocking black eye at White House farewell

Elon Musk has sparked concern after being spotted with a black eye in the Oval Office, as bid farewell to the billionaire entrepreneur four months after returning to the White House.

The is leaving his position spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to focus on running his businesses including rocket company and social media platform X. Trump credited Musk with "a colossal change in the old ways of doing business in Washington" and said some of his staff would remain in the administration.

Musk, who wore all black including a T-shirt that said "The Dogefather" during the meeting, nodded along as the president listed contracts that had been cut under his watch. "I think the DOGE team is doing an incredible job," Musk said after accepting a ceremonial key from the president. "They're going to continue to be doing an incredible job."

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But those who watched the press conference noticed that Musk had a bruise next to his eye. When questioned by a reporter, Musk said he had been "horsing around" with his five-year-old son X Æ A-Xii, who he calls X, when he punched him in the eye.

"I said, go ahead punch me in the face," Musk said. "And he did. And turns out even a five-year-old punching you in the face actually does this."

Trump then said he hadn't noticed Musk's eye injury and appeared surprised that X had caused it. Musk said, "I didn't really feel much at the time," Musk said. "And then I get some bruises."

It coms following a report that Musk was allegedly using so much of the legal drug ketamine that it began to affect his bladder, and also carried around a box for the drugs. According to The , insiders said he was using drugs far more than people knew. It reportedly went beyond occasion use and travelled with a box that had around 20 pills.

Among these was the stimulant Adderall, according to an alleged photo of the box and people who have seen it. The report says it is unclear if Musk, 53, was taking drugs while he was in the White House this year.

The report continues to claim that he spends hours on end playing video games and binge eating. In 2024, Musk said he took a "small amount" of ketamine every two weeks to deal with low moods. He said: "If you've used too much ketamine, you can’t really get work done, and I have a lot of work."

But it is alleged he has been using it daily and mixing it with other drugs. Ketamine has been formally approved by the Food and Drug Administration for medical use but only as an anaesthetic, and doctors can prescribe it for depression.

Musk, the world's richest person, recently said he would reduce his political donations. He was Trump's top donor in last year's presidential campaign. During the press conference, Trump appeared eager to end Musk's service on a high note.

"This will be his last day, but not really, because he will, always, be with us, helping all the way," Trump wrote on social media on Thursday evening. "Elon is terrific!" As a special government employee, Musk's position was designed to be temporary. However, he had speculated about staying "indefinitely", working part time for the administration, if Trump still wanted his help.

Musk has brushed off questions about how DOGE would continue without him, even suggesting it could "gain momentum" in the future. "DOGE is a way of life," he told reporters recently. "Like Buddhism."