Mike Pence brags cocaine was never found in the Trump White House
Mike Pence brags cocaine has never been found in Trump’s White House — but if it were, there would be ‘wall-to-wall coverage’: VP denounces liberal media, claims Biden won’t rush to find the suspect
- The ex-vice president mocked the commander-in-chief in an interview with a conservative talk show host
- Pence suggested that Biden delay any investigation into how the substance got there
- The GOP presidential candidate alleged that the media would have treated the Trump administration differently
Republican presidential nominee Mike Pence has mocked Joe Biden after cocaine was discovered in the White House.
The former vice president mocked the current commander-in-chief in an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday.
He also suggested, without evidence, that Biden try to cover up who was behind the secret stash of illegal drugs.
Mike Pence, a long-shot GOP presidential hopeful, suggested the media might have treated the Trump administration differently
Pence said he wanted to know “in real time who brought cocaine and left it on a table in the White House residence.”
“But I’m not holding my breath,” he told Hewitt, who then asked how the media would have treated a similar story while in office.
Penny replied. “It would be wall to wall [coverage]. And frankly, it should be.’
Officers of the The US Secret Service is investigating how the substance was discovered by searching visitor logs and images for clues.
The discovery prompted a brief evacuation of the West Wing, with presidential aides and staff forced from their offices on Sunday evening.
Officers found the powder during a routine inspection of a storage area accessible to tour groups.
Tests later revealed that the powder was cocaine.
The US Secret Service, which protects the presidential mansion, announced that it has “just confirmed that the substance found was cocaine and that our investigation is still ongoing.”
Biden has made a priority of restoring traditional decorum to the White House after the Donald Trump years.
However, the 80-year-old Democrat is dogged by repeated allegations about his son Hunter’s troubled private life, not least the trained attorney’s well-documented struggle with serious drug addiction.
White House staff can provide guided tours to some areas of the West Wing for friends and family.
Visitors who are not accredited personnel must store cell phones and other personal belongings in cubicles.
“It was in one of the card catalogs,” a source familiar with the investigation told Reuters.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre vowed to get to the bottom of
Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, said at a daily press briefing that the area where the cocaine was discovered is a “heavy-traveled area” of the White House.
“We have every confidence that the Secret Service will get to the bottom of this,” she said.
President Biden, who declined to answer questions about the find earlier on Wednesday, has been briefed.
Cocaine is a Schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act, which means it has a high potential for abuse, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
The West Wing is a large, multi-story portion of the White House that contains the offices of the President of the United States, including the Oval Office and Situation Room.
It also houses the offices of the Vice President, White House Chief of Staff, Press Secretary, and hundreds of other personnel who have access.