Miami Herald @MiamiHerald BREAKING: Andrew Gillum was discovered by police at a South Beach hotel

[BeckyDem]

Link to tweet

[Faux pas]

1. Whoa

if true? I guess just about anything is possible.

[fleur-de-lisa]

2. Gillum has apparently responded to this:

Sam Stein ✔ @samstein (MSNBC)

GILLUM: "I was in Miami last night for a wedding celebration when first responders were called to assist one of my friends. While I had too much to drink, I want to be clear that I have never used methamphetamines."

10:59 AM - Mar 13, 2020

[BeckyDem]

4. Yes, I read that. The incident is compelling because too many Americans need help

with addiction. In the end, I suspect Gillum will use this tragedy to help others. For the moment the optics look terrible.

[exboyfil]

3. Fox is going to love this

Scratch his name from the VP pool.

[a kennedy]

5. Crap....optics look REAL bad.....

always liked him.....hope it was all a misunderstanding.

[BeckyDem]

6. Looks terrible now, but I doubt this ends his career. Addiction is a terrible problem for many.

Gillum will be grieving and should be allowed to have that time.

[jimfields33]

7. Depends if there in his system.

If they are his career is done.

[BeckyDem]

8. Did I miss something? He went home. I wasn't aware of any testing.

[jimfields33]

9. Who knows. I'm just saying if they are in his system then career done

If they didn’t test then obviously they won’t find them in his system.

[BeckyDem]

10. The police let him go home, no tests.

[aikoaiko]

11. Easily explained by Gillum going to his friend to help him.

Or didn’t know what was in the room.

Of course I’m assuming a couple of things but I have no reason to doubt Gillum.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

13. I'm sure there will be hotel security video that can make or break his story.

[BeckyDem]

14. Good point.

[smirkymonkey]

12. Oh no!

If he was a republican, this would be no problem. Unfortunately, he's a Democrat and this is going to be a problem for him. I really had high hopes for him. I hope he can get through this.

[BeckyDem]

15. I think he'll be ok, sounds bad but in the end he was helping a friend.

Addiction is a serious issue for many.

[lillypaddle]

16. Oh fuck

don't know what else to say for the time being. Let's hope he is completely exonerated.

Fuck.