--- title: "Video Shows Elon Musk Acting Very Strange at Trump Dinner" description: "At a White House dinner, unelected co-president Elon Musk showed off a bizarre structure he made of metal to a disinterested employee." date: "2025-03-25" modified: "2025-03-25" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/weird-elon-musk-trump-dinner" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "donald trump" - "elon musk" - "ketamine" - "white house" --- # Video Shows Elon Musk Acting Very Strange at Trump Dinner ![At a White House dinner, unelected co-president Elon Musk showed off a bizarre structure he made of metal to a disinterested employee.]() *\Image: DaoKwoDo\* At a White House dinner, [Trump megadonor and government hatchet man]() Elon Musk displayed a baffling lack of gravitas when he showed off a structure he made of flatware to a disinterested employee. In videos of the incident that appears to have [originated with X user @DaoKwoDo](), a blockchain bro who also goes by the name "Books," Musk appears both detached and childlike when holding up a seeming DIY sculpture he'd made with a fork and two spoons. Seated next to him at the dinner was Neuralink executive and [four-time Musk babymama Shivon Zilis](). Like the [apparent Secret Service agent]() behind the pair, [Zilis looked disinterested]() in her boss-slash-father-of-her-children's antics. As some of the clips show, a person behind the camera can be heard saying "[Elon, what the hell are you doing?]()" multiple [times]() as he shows off his creation — all while president Donald Trump is [literally an arm's reach away](). https://www.twitter.com/DaoKwonDo/status/1903540154519662670 Between the vacant look on Musk's face and the seemingly languid duration of the spectacle, folks online have suggested that the multi-hyphenate businessman may have been under the influence of ketamine, his [drug of choice]() that's [said to have stymied]() his efforts to get a higher security clearance. In one [hilarious X post](), for instance, a user joked that Musk's weird performance is "showing how you can build a spaceship with cutlery if you take enough ketamine." "I’m really excited that people are going to just have to keep doing the 'his brain is working at speeds we can’t comprehend' thing," [another user quipped](), "as Elon continues to demonstrate that he is one of the stupidest men alive, who is also on ketamine." While some suggest that Musk is "[high as a kite]()," others said that overall, it's hard to tell if the cringey display was a result of the horse tranquilizer or simply "[Elon being Elon]()." Regardless of any substances the billionaire may or may not be on, it's a bizarre thing to be caught on camera — and indicative of the kind of nonserious spectacles the world's richest man is indulging in while he claims to be [taking a chainsaw]() to the [entire federal government](). **More on Musk:** [*Here's What Elon Musk's Daughter Really Thinks of Him*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()