The discovery of cocaine in the White House, confirmed on Wednesday July 5, sparked a political controversy, the spokeswoman for the executive ensuring that this drug had been found in an area frequented by outside visitors while the president and his family were absent.
Earlier, the Secret Service – in charge of the security of the high personalities of the American State – had confirmed after analysis that the white powder found Sunday in the famous west wing of the building, turned out to be cocaine.
The substance was initially considered potentially dangerous, prompting a brief evacuation. Suspicious powders, regularly received by mail in official American buildings, are treated as potential chemical or bacteriological attacks. Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesman for the Secret Service, said on Wednesday an investigation was ” in progress “.
Trump accuses Biden and his son
The discovery of the cocaine in the White House led to speculation within the American media about the identity of the person responsible. Several personalities on the right immediately incriminated the president’s son, Hunter Biden, because of his past punctuated by periods of addiction. Donald Trump himself accused Joe and Hunter Biden in an abusive message.
“Does anyone really believe that the COCAINE found in the West Wing of the White House, very close to the Oval Office, was for the use of anyone other than Hunter and Joe Biden? »said the former Republican president on his Truth Social network.
Republican Senator Tom Cotton on Wednesday called on the Secret Service to release the exact location where the gunpowder was found. “The American people deserve to know if illegal drugs have been discovered in an area where confidential information is shared”he wrote in a letter to the director of the Secret Service.
The responsibility of a visitor
Reflecting the nascent controversy, journalists present at the meeting between Joe Biden and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Wednesday asked far more questions about this discovery than about Stockholm’s potential NATO membership.
The White House tried to extinguish the fire by explaining that the first clues pointed to the responsibility of a visitor. Spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said the drugs were in an area frequently used by outside visitors invited by White House staff. Before entering sensitive areas of the building, these visitors must leave their phones in lockers. It was in one of these lockers that the cocaine was found.
She also insisted that the Biden family was not present at the White House over the weekend. The spokesperson concluded the questions on the subject by stating: “We are confident that the Secret Service will get the hang of it. »
2023-07-06 06:58:25
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