50°
Should Elon Musk and DOGE employees have to submit to random drug testing?
- Yes
- No
Legislation proposed by Democratic New Jersey Congresswoman Mikie Sherill would require billionaire Elon Musk and other special government employees (SGE) granted access to sensitive federal data to pass a drug test and submit to random testing to keep their roles in the Trump administration.
Citing concerns over national security and accountability, Sherrill announced the bill Tuesday, April 1, aiming it squarely at Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team — the Trump-created initiative tasked with slashing federal spending and workforce numbers.
A press release from Sherrill’s office cited a Wall Street Journal report from January 2024 alleging that the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has a “well documented history” of illegal drug use–including allegations of LSD, ecstasy, and cocaine.
“Donald Trump has given billionaire Elon Musk the keys to our government, and with it, access to highly sensitive information–from Treasury and Social Security data to even our most guarded military plans,” Sherrill said.
“Elon Musk and his DOGE employees should be held to the same standard as other executive branch employees, whether that’s for conflicts of interest or passing a drug test to maintain employment or a security clearance.”
Musk later denied the allegations of drug use, saying on X that regular testing at his companies turned up “not even trace quantities” of drugs or alcohol.
“[The Wall Street Journal] is not fit to line a parrot cage for bird [expletive],” Musk wrote on X.
Sherill’s bill came on the heels of Trump’s top national security officials accidentally sharing classified information with a reporter from The Atlantic on an unsecured Signal group chat.
“It’s more important than ever to protect the American people from the Trump Administration’s reckless incompetence and blatant disregard for national security,” Sherill said.
Musk’s government role is nearing its legal time limit under the SGE designation, which allows for only 130 workdays in a calendar year.
President Trump has told Cabinet members that Musk will be stepping down at the end of May, Politico reports. However, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called the story “garbage” in a post on X.
Sherrill, a former Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor, has been among Musk’s most vocal critics in Congress. She has already urged multiple Inspectors General to investigate his potential conflicts of interest, and supported legislation to limit his access to Treasury Department systems containing sensitive Social Security data.
Her bill undoubtedly faces long odds in a Republican-controlled Congress.
What Do You Think? Should Elon Musk and DOGE employees have to submit to random drug testing? Sound off in our poll above.
Click here to follow Daily Voice Brookfield and receive free news updates.
