Elon Musk has backed the deployment of federal troops to San Francisco, claiming in a gung-ho post that it is “the only solution” to the city’s drug problem.

Musk, who spearheaded mass layoffs through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency before he exited the White House in May, said downtown San Francisco is “a drug zombie apocalypse.”

His remarks follow his departure from the Trump administration following a public feud with Donald Trump and allegations that Musk himself was using drugs when he was funneling millions into the Republican’s 2024 presidential campaign. He denied the allegations and said they were “lies.”

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      14 hours ago

      2016 AND 2020 Liberals on social media were like “could you PLEASE stop fear-mongering, none of us are happy about this administration but there’s no point in making up this kind of nonsense and riling people up for no reason. They won’t take away abortion, medical care, porn, video games or pot, what political leader would do something so dumb as to make the people mad at them?

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      13 hours ago

      Look at the “medical cannabis” industry in Florida… That’s where it’s going. They will eliminate the farm bill and introduce more shitty moldy corporate weed that costs an arm and a leg with no taxes.