Trump's White House Was 'Awash in Speed' -- and Xanax

[Nevilledog]

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-white-house-drugs-speed-xanax-1234979503/

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https://archive.li/1AJPG

IF YOU EVER looked at the actions of the Trump White House and wondered, ‘Are they on drugs?’ — the answer was, in some cases, yes. Absolutely, yes.

In January, the Defense Department’s inspector general released a report detailing how the White House Medical Unit during the Trump administration distributed controlled substances with scant oversight and even sloppier record keeping. Investigators repeatedly noted that the unit had ordered thousands and thousands of doses of the stimulant modafinil, which has been used by military pilots for decades to stay alert during long missions.

The report didn’t say why so many of those pills had been given out. But for many who served in the Trump White House, the investigation highlighted an open secret. According to interviews with four former senior administration officials and others with knowledge of the matter, the stimulant was routinely given to staffers who needed an energy boost after a late night, or just a pick-me-up to handle another day at a uniquely stressful job. As one of the former officials tells Rolling Stone, the White House at that time was “awash in speed.”

Knowledgeable sources say that samples of the stimulant were passed around for those contributing lines to major Trump speeches, working late hours on foreign policy initiatives, responding to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe, coping with the deluge of media inquiries about that investigation, and so much more. (Trump’s campaign did not respond to an email seeking comment for this story.)

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[Blue Owl]

1. Let's wheel out the double-standard hypocrisy again...

If this had happened in Obama's or Biden's current white house, the self-righteous hypocrites of the party of hypocrisy would have their panties in a bunch about illegal drug use --- but it's OK when the GOP does it.....

[Deuxcents]

2. They did go bananas when a packet of cocaine was found in the visitors area of the WH.

[Cha]

3. Of course it was & I bet TSF is Awash

in it Now!

[Demobrat]

13. It would explain the hyper-activity when he's on stage

but he’s awfully chubby for a speed freak.

[Cha]

15. Exactly What I'm talking about. I avoid

looking at him but for some reason I caught a clip on DU and I said.. Don't tell me he's not on Adderall, Steroids and Rid Bull.

And, fucking up his words.. his brain is deteriorating

[RockRaven]

4. For those that didn't click through and read it, you should know that

the article says flat out that the majority of sources for the article name Ronnie Jackson as the root of the problem.

[markodochartaigh]

12. And Ronnie Jackson

is currently the congressional representative for the Panhandle of Texas.

[musette_sf]

5. File under

No 💩 Sherlock

[canetoad]

6. Yeah - the Nazis were a bit like that too

Pervitin was Nazi Germany’s wonder drug, one that was designed to enable pilots, sailors and infantry troops deliver superhuman performance. Soldiers who took Pervitin stayed awake for days at a time, walked for miles without resting, and felt no pain or hunger. Today we know this drug as methamphetamine, or crystal meth.

[orangecrush]

7. Speed Kills

?si=647H2wCAZrMzX0Lk

And one more ...

?si=rf8LeB_b2a_C9s-K

[multigraincracker]

8. I really hope they all get the

treatment they need. That’s a nasty jones.

[alfredo]

9. I took a lot of speed when in the Army. It was

how one coped with hour after hour copying Morse code.

[orangecrush]

16. Entirely understandable

I do a good bit of radio monitoring myself.

Often in the wee hours.

[SergeStorms]

10. Hmmmmm....

Isn't meth one of the drugs flowing over our southrrn border that Donald and his wall were so adept at stopping?

In every Trump rally there were probably at least 100 meth cooks. Why mess around with those pansy little pills? Have a few of your MAGAts cook up some of the real stuff. 🤪

Donnie is getting his energy from somewhere. How does an almost 80 year old man stay up until the wee hours of the morning rage tweeting day after day? It isn't from an all-organic diet, that's for sure!

CHECK HIS PEE! CHECK HIS PEE! CHECK HIS PEE!

[calimary]

14. Yikes!

[TexasBushwhacker]

11. Ah, college students take Provigil (Modafinil)

when they're cramming for finals or writing term papers.