Elon Musk reveals he’s taking drug for weight loss in bizarre ‘Ozempic Santa’ post

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and President-elect Donald Trump’s“first buddy,” revealed on Christmas night that he was using the medication Mounjaro for weight loss while dubbing himself “Ozempic Santa” in a holiday-themed social media post. Elon Musk shares an image of himself dressed as Santa Claus alongside the caption “Ozempic Santa.” He also revealed in a separate post he is taking the weight-loss drug Mounjaro. Musk went on to state that he originally tried Ozempic to battle the bulge, but that high doses of the medication “made me fart & burp like Barney from the Simpsons.” He added that “Mounjaro seems to have fewer side effects and be more effective.” Earlier this month, a rift appeared to grow between Kennedy and Musk over the best way to make the American public healthier, considering that 40 percent of American adults are now considered obese. “And Wegovy.” It’s not clear yet if Musk will have more influence than RFK Jr. on who will Make America Healthy Again, but Trump has already started bristling over taunts that the X owner is really in charge and the “real president.” During a speech at a right-wing conference on Sunday, the notoriously thin-skinned incoming president said Musk is “not taking the presidency” and is “not going to be the president,” citing the fact that Musk wasn’t born in the United States.