President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden spent most of the Independence Day long-weekend at Camp David, then they returned to the White House on Tuesday for the fireworks display and Fourth of July activities. While they were at Camp David, the White House was evacuated because of a mysterious white powder found in a “work area,” an area which is also accessible to tour groups. So what was this mysterious powder? Anthrax? A biological agent? A new powdery super-virus? No. It was cocaine.
A suspicious substance that prompted an evacuation of the White House on Sunday was identified as cocaine in a preliminary field test, according to several news sites. The substance was found during a patrol of the West Wing around 6 p.m. on Sunday, prompting the White House to be evacuated and the D.C. Fire Department’s Hazmat team to respond to the scene, The New York Times reported.
It had been found in a “work area” of the White House, which was accessible to tour groups, officials told Fox 5 News.
On a radio dispatch shared on openmhz.com, a website that allows public access to live and archived radio transmissions from police and fire departments, a D.C. firefighter could be heard at 8:49 p.m. saying, “We have a yellow bar saying cocaine hydrochloride,” per the Times.
The U.S. Secret Service told PEOPLE in a statement that the White House had undergone a “precautionary closure” while the fire department investigated the substance. The department evaluated the substance and determined that it was “non-hazardous.”
“The item was sent for further evaluation and an investigation into the cause and manner of how it entered the White House is pending,” a U.S. Secret Service spokesperson said.
President Joe Biden was not in the White House when the substance was found. He and his family had left for Camp David on Friday and only returned to the White House on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.
A lot of people said “Hunter Biden,” the president’s only living son, who has well-documented drug problems. I have no doubt that Hunter has carried cocaine into the White House, and I have no doubt that Hunter has done cocaine in the White House. But probably not in a work area? He’s probably doing lines in the residence. So that leaves hundreds of other possibilities, including White House staffers, White House guests, Secret Service agents and possibly even tourists. The Secret Service has launched an investigation and they’re going through visitor logs and the footage they have in the area. I’ve seen some people suggest that it was planted… it could be, and I wouldn’t put it past the Secret Service, but I also think that if they were trying to jam up the Bidens, they would have planted it when the Bidens were there?
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- United States President Joe Biden, First lady Dr. Jill Biden, and family watch fireworks on the Blue Room Balcony during a Fourth of July event on the South Lawn of the White House. President Biden is hosting the event for military and veteran families, caregivers, and survivors to celebrate Independence Day. Featuring: Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Hunter Biden, Beau Biden Where: Washington, District of Columbia, United States When: 04 Jul 2023 Credit: Ting Shen/POOL via CNP/startraksphoto.com
My bad! I left my bag of cocaine at the White House. It won’t happen again!
Do we know if it was a BAG of cocaine? Or, was white powder found on a table, floor or sofa. I may have overlooked the info (guity) , but I can’t find more detail about the circumstances of the find.
It was a very small bag.
I Just read that it was in a baggie in a “cubby” used by staff and guests.
I’m going with a MAGA tourist who thought they were making a political statement
Also suspect this is a Republican setup.
Wouldn’t surprise me if the Russians had something to do with it, considering how invested they are into influencing Western news and social media.
I am not to certain about Russia as Putin, and his merry band of supporting the Dictator himself, have been confiscating all of Wagners companies and tangible assets cash, gold and jewels for Putin to pocket and take ownership of.
That was my first thought too, someone trying to drum up more Hunter drama. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised, but I also don’t like thinking like a conspiracy theorist, when in reality I would imagine that it’s use is not uncommon in DC and among political staffers.
Or it’s left over from Sniffles and Sniffles Jr, lol.
For clarification, I think this was an a$$hat who did it to be funny and score one for their “team”, not anyone really trying to pin anything on Hunter Biden.
LOL is this shocking to anyone? Isn’t politics across the majority of countries (and not only western countries) notorious for cocaine use?
This really sucks for Hunter. People are going to have a field day. Addiction is not a joke.
Right. It sucks but I hope he’s able to power through and keep his eye on the ball, the next year is going to be hell and I hope he’s able to maintain his sanity and sobriety.
Yup! The saving grace in all of this is that the Biden family were not at the WH and that the coke was found in an area that was available to every Tom, Dick
and MTG.😜
I bet it was planted, not to sound like a tinfoil hat person.
I also feel bad for Hunter. The cruelty in how republicans talk about him makes me so sad. Addiction is a terrible disease that has obviously wrecked his life. I hope he’s able to stay clean and sober. I do not know how I would handle seeing (big) mistakes made at the lowest point in my life gleefully waved overhead by my father’s enemies. It’s so mean.
The thing that bothers me is that sobriety is fragile. Being made the media whipping boy is not an easy thing under the best of circumstances. It could easily lead someone to relapse.
It wouldn’t surprise me, either, if it were planted.
Well played, BSN! Can we add Matt Gaetz? That dude has buggy coke eyes if I’ve ever seen them. And wasn’t that part of the a sex trafficking allegations with his buddies in Miami? Coke and sex parties?
Are you all serious?! I agree that his addiction shouldn’t be made sport of, but I’ll save my sympathy for someone who isn’t a deadbeat father, tax evader, hypocrite in regards to guns, etc. And save the claims I’m sure that will be levied that i’m some sort of maga supporter or any whataboutism.
I don’t think sympathy is a scarce resource that’s going to run out.
Yes, thank you. If he were poor and Black, he’d be in prison now, instead of getting book deals and art deals and being fawned over on talk shows. I do have sympathy for his family – I hope for everyone’s sake he can stay sober.
I’ll save my sympathy for his little daughter who he initially denied fathering and who his family ignores. Joe and Jill Biden have seven grandchildren, not six.
I completely agree with you. Regarding the grandchildren, I believe it is the mother of the one born out of wedlock that Hunter denied fathering who has a court order keeping the child’s name private. She didn’t want the baby getting all caught up in negative campaigning. Of course we don’t know if Joe and Jill have a relationship with that child or not. We only know that Hunter was ordered to pay child support, which he hopefully does.
This reeks of MAGA bullshit.
This is the type of weird stuff they do for cred amongst their own. All that matters to them is that it was found in the Biden White House so that they can repeat it over and over.
If you have known cocaine users, they don’t leave their blow lying around like that, especially someone with a desk job they need to keep. Yeah, I’ve known users, and lost friends to their addiction.
don jr aleady has a video out there attacking Hunter. Funnily enough, dj is super high, you can see it in his eyes. AH the humanity.
Does anyone know if the rumours about cokey mccokeman and the gargoyle splitting up are true?
All this for one bag of white powder. While I totally get it I’m also assuming everyone just walked around with their eyes closed while the last guy was living there.
I believe it was planted. They need to take the heat off of trump. Maga republicans are a nasty lot.
@ Susan Collins, I would not put it past any MAGAT, Repugnant nor a WH visitor to plant the coke in an effort to try and derail Biden’s re-election campaign.
Let’s face it, Repugnant’s are not afraid of breaking any and all ALL laws in order to regain and maintain control and power in all American Government branches.
@Bothsidesnow. Absolutely right!! Laws do not apply to them.
I did not have, “Let’s plant cocaine in the White House to jam up Hunter Biden” on my fourth of July bingo card. Really, if it was anyone near and dear to the Bidens, it wouldn’t be found in an area accessible to the general public.
It would have been in the residence area; it wasn’t
My first thought as well. Public area = not a family member.
No @ Brassy Rebel. I think that it’s safe to assume that no one of would have ever considered “coke found at WH over the July 4th celebrations.
“Alex, can I buy the letter T to answer the clue for…
”Trump Jr is a coke head?”
While all the “it was planted” excuses sound like the MAGA “it was ANTIFA” to me, I am so, so, soooo relieved the Bidens were not in residence at the time. (On the other hand, isn’t cocaine expensive? Who would just leave it behind? I am totally naive to drug use, do people usually do that?)
When cocaine was found in Parliament House in Aus there was zero surprise considering the outrageous salaries they’re all on.
That’s why planting actually makes the most sense as an explanation. Maybe the actual lawmakers themselves make a great salary, but very few people below them do, so I’m inclined to think visitor. And what group of people has shown over and over that they’ll spend a lot of money on a stupid scheme/grift/coup?
“It was planted” sounds nothing like “it was antifa.” Planting coke with the hopes of getting Hunter in more trouble – since they’re convinced the fix was in and that Hunter avoided “real consequences” (for crimes no sane person has said he commit) – or embarrassing him further sounds exactly like what the GOP does these days.
Hunter needs no help from anyone getting in trouble.
Don’t the tourists have to go through security that includes feds with drug dogs? Taking narcotics into the WH as a regular citizen would be insane. Same if it was a staffer who works in that area of the building. With all of the security and cameras, especially on a major American holiday weekend when DC is packed with tourists, this will be an interesting one to watch. My hunch is it was someone who can skip the security line, but who doesn’t have access to the residence. Hmmmm. 🤔
It is annoying that you can’t do a White House tour unless you are an American. But that said there are many who are MAGA and don’t have criminal records.
No evidence that Hunter ever used in the WH. He was in treatment before Joe was elected. And he appears to be taking his sobriety seriously. His worst period of addiction was when Joe was a private citizen. Was Hunter at the White House regularly when Joe was VP? Very doubtful. No reason for him to be there. Joe and Jill lived at the VP residence. The USSS is filled with right wingers and I believe this was either planted by them or a member of the public, knowing it would generate negative headlines.
I agree Lily. Not to mention the glaring fact that is it had been Hunter…cocaine was NOT his drug of choice. But if you were a right-wing nutjob planting drugs you probably wouldn’t pay attention to details like that.
I mean it could be planted, but I reckon it was more likely a staffer and their friends having some fun, and got so effed up they forgot they left it there. I’ve worked in both NY law and politics and cocaine use was I think quite common among certain segments.
Cocaine is still popular in the finance industry, too. My son worked for a year at a company in NYC and said he felt like he was in an 80s movie. Guys (they were almost all guys) would do lines at lunch and then come back and work the phones. He also said by the way they talked about women, you’d think they were in the Rat Pack.
I have NEVER known cokeheads to lose track of their stash. Never. If anything they are hyper aware of where it is at all times.
Political staffers doing cocaine?! Who next– finance bros?! I’m shocked I tell you.
Maybe it was a leftover from one of those infamous congressional cocaine orgies
So according to the above, they found a bag of white powder labeled “cocaine hydrochloride?”
Did they analyze it and confirm that it is cocaine?
Seems odd that a cocaine user or seller would so prominently label their stash with yellow labeling no less. 😒
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I read the article and see that was a reference to the results of preliminary field test done.
Hunter is in recovery. Also he didn’t do cocaine. He was addicted to smoking crack, I’m sure he did crack when he was still on drugs while his father was VP. But considering that he wasn’t even in DC let alone the WH I doubt the cocaine was his. It’s Washington DC. Drugs are ubiquitous there within political circles.
Hunter is extremely reckless. I definitely think it was him. Another unnecessary and embarrassing “scandal” to serve as a distraction during a critical time.
Hunter lives in California. He has been through treatment and is currently in recovery. Also, why would he be in a public area of the White House? We are not talking about where his father resides but a section of the building that is open to the public and tours.
Also, as Ammerah pointed out above, this drug was not even the one he was abusing.
How was it him when he wasn’t there? When at the White House he goes to the private residence he doesn’t walk around in public areas.
You can think that all you want; that’s what right-wing pundits want you to believe BUT Hunter was not there Saturday or Sunday. The cocaine was not there Saturday morning and was found there Sunday morning. Did he magically sneak in?
Aside from all the observations made before my comment – and I thoroughly enjoy reading everyone’s comments because it really opens up my lens in which I view the stories – what is mind boggling is that they still have no idea how it got there. This is the WHITE HOUSE. I understand it’s open to the public, but there are people everywhere, cameras and security everywhere. It’s the WHITE HOUSE not White Castle.
Consider the social/educational background of the typical type A staffers and interns. This seems about as remarkable as finding coffee in the White House. I’m not saying that cocaine is innocuous at all, but it’s not surprising. Didn’t they find cocaine in the bathrooms at Westminster a few years ago? I’d assume you’d find it if you looked around in government buildings in Ottawa. They found it in the Australian parliament house last year.
I bet Don JR forgot it.
I believe tourists only have to go through metal detectors at the White House, K-9 sniffer dogs are only used on cars and packages. This was definitely a setup as tours go through the area where the coke was found. Some MAGAt nutjob thought “Yeah, I’ll leave a bag of coke there and everyone will accuse Hunter and take the heat off the multitudinous impeachments and indictments Trump is fighting!” It’s ludicrous to think Hunter would leave it there in the open even if he’s still using. He’s a hot mess but this is an obvious smear ploy.
First of all, I don’t use drugs, so my knowledge is not large but…..
Cocaine is not cheap. If you were using it, you’d be certain to keep track of it, I assume.
I will not be surprised one bit, if this was planted by a MAGA or Proud Boy idiot supporter of Trump.
It is such a long way to 2024. I am so tired of all the bad news, lying, game playing, dirty tricks on and on.
Remember when Obama was elected the first time?
Such a feeling of hope! A new, young, educated, well spoken Pres. and First Lady.
Now?
Same sh*t, different day. Groundhog Day IRL.
They keep track of it all right. I’ve been to parties where people were doing it and they know exactly where it is at all times! Probably also how much is left. The people who are into it don’t just wander off and forget it. I’m convinced this was a plant, especially considering when and where it was found.
It’s almost comical, who drops there shit on the floor in the White House…I’m sure they will get to the bottom of it, but until then everybody is fair game these days…Joe says that was his weekend perk me up…his ace in the hole for the debates….Trump denies any wrong doing
This sucks, because drug addiction is not new, but due to Hunter this could leave a stench on Biden. I don’t believe Hunter had anything to do with this.
As to that, I have no idea who was responsible, but firstly, you do not want anyone to be able to bring in an unknown white powder and have no idea how it got there. Secondly, apparently in this specific place, they do not have cameras and it looks like it’s going to be nearly impossible to find who brought the cocaine in. The only good thing about this is that a security risk has been exposed and no one has been hurt: this could have been much worse.
Really irresponsible of Celebitchy to use a photo of Hunter Biden for this story. That leads people to assume that it was his cocaine, when there’s no proof that it was. All the more worse knowing that he’s had addiction issues in the past. Please make better choices for your readers on the rare stories on this site that aren’t about the royal family.
Royals are spoiled I agree. Honestly… I grew up in Dc around politics and 100% don’tbuy the conspiracy theories about maga doing it. Everyone in that arena uses drugs because they won’t get in trouble… someone in the WH got careless🤷♀️