Musk has admitted that he takes a controversial weight-loss drug that RFK Jr. opposes

Billionaire entrepreneur and senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Trump emphasized that he sees the benefits of a controversial class of weight-loss drugs after his running mate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said the new fad class was bad for Americans’ health.

“Ozempic Santa” Musk posted a picture on Christmas X, previously on Twitter, of himself dressed as Santa Claus in front of a beautifully decorated Christmas tree, but without his signature big belly. “Like Cocaine Bear, but with Santa and Ozempic!”

In a later post, Musk revealed that he was taking on a branded version called Mounjaro, but said the difficult name “didn’t have the same ring to him.”

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The mask will soon be held by Trump, along with former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) aims to reduce wasteful government spending and red tape. Meanwhile, Kennedy is Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, and if confirmed, Trump has given Kennedy permission to “lose his health” as long as it doesn’t interfere with Trump’s domestic energy goals.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks with Donald Trump during a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Given Kennedy’s opposition to semaglutide, Musk’s social media post about the holidays turned heads. Originally developed as a diabetes drug, semaglutide has become more widely used in recent years for its appetite-suppressing effects.

“There’s a big push to sell it to the American people,” Kennedy said of the semaglutide drug Ozempic when asked about his thoughts on the drug by Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld in October. “They make this drug in Denmark, and in Denmark they don’t recommend it for diabetes or obesity. They recommend dietary and behavioral changes.”

“They’re hoping to sell it to Americans because we’re too stupid and addicted to drugs,” Kennedy added. He also concluded that the United States could solve it obesity crisis In America “overnight” they could get better quality food and ate it.

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Kennedy ran on a platform “Make America Healthy Again” but Özempic, he says, will not help in these efforts. Musk, however, said it would “do nothing to improve public health” beyond making Ozempic more widely available.

In the final days of President Joe Biden’s term, his administration proposed an expansion Medicare and Medicaid coverage for semaglutides making them more widely available for those who want to reap the benefits of the drug for weight loss.

President-elect Trump shared a McDonald’s meal with Elon Musk, Donald Trump Jr., House Speaker Mike Johnson, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Donald Trump Jr./X)

In addition to the mask, Kennedy could also clash with Trump’s choice to lead the centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Dr. Mehmet Oz, Expressing support for drugs such as Ozempic.

“I think the amount of good these drugs can do by helping people lose weight and improve their cardiovascular system — and may have long-term benefits in many other areas where obesity causes inflammation — is huge,” Oz said in a video posted to his Instagram account last year.

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Kennedy, who could become Oz’s boss if both are confirmed by the Senate, has scaled back his criticism of the new weight-loss drug amid efforts to win judicial support for his candidacy from members of Congress.

Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy speaks before his decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race and throw his support behind Trump at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown hotel on August 23, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

“The first line of response has to be lifestyle. It has to be eating well and making sure you don’t get fat,” Kennedy told CNBC during a brief interview at the New York Stock Exchange. Obesity drugs like Ozempic “have a place” in the American medical community.

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Representatives for Musk, Kennedy and Trump’s transition team did not comment to Fox News Digital for this story.