Donald Trump’s White House was “awash with speed” and Xanax, a former official has claimed, with staffers reportedly routinely taking stimulants during late working sessions.
Former senior administration officials told Rolling Stone the
prevalence of drugs in the administration was an open secret.
It comes after a Pentagon report found that the White House Medical Unit distributed controlled substances without much oversight or diligent record-keeping.
The report, by the department of defense’s inspector general, also noted that investigators found the White House unit had ordered thousands of doses of
modafinil, a stimulant used by military pilots to stay alert during long flight missions.
While the report, released in January, did not explain the high number of stimulants dispensed, four senior administration officials claimed it was to enable staffers to handle the unique stresses of the job, or for energy boosts to cope with the long hours.
The White House was “awash in speed” at that time, one official told Rolling Stone.
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