House Republican charged with being drunk at Dulles Airport

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Source: Washington Post

November 13, 2024 at 7:05 p.m. EST


House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) was charged with being drunk in public at Dulles International Airport, according to a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
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The incident, first reported by Semafor, occurred about 9 p.m. on Nov. 4, a day before the presidential election. He was released on a summons to a third-party driver, the spokesperson said.

“Two weekends ago, I made a mistake — one for which I take full responsibility,” McCaul said in a statement. “This incident does not reflect who I am and who I strive to be.” McCaul said he made “a poor decision” to mix “some alcohol” with Ambien, which he took to sleep on a flight. His spokesperson described him to Semafor as a “nervous flyer.” The charge is a Class 4 misdemeanor under Virginia law, which carries a fine of up to $250.

McCaul, the Republican representative tasked with leading the House agenda on international issues, travels around the world for work — taking flights to India to meet with the Dalai Lama, and leading congressional delegations to the Philippines and Australia, among other places.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/11/13/michael-mccaul-dulles-arrest/

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[GreenWave]

1. lock him up

[Oopsie Daisy]

2. Has he been trespassed from IAD? Has he been banned from any domestic airlines?

That excuse: "nervous flyer" ... what a crock of shit!

[Walleye]

3. Oh, he "made a mistake". It was just a dosage problem.

House Foreign affairs committee chairman. Drinking on the job, makes up phony excuse. Says he’s afraid, which is worse. being a drunk, a liar, or a coward? Sounds sort of like he’s all three

[surfered]

4. They're not sending their finest

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. Quick! Nominate him for Secretary of Transportation! (nt)

[milestogo]

10. Secretary of Beverages!

[Best_man23]

6. The MAGAts will see this arrest as an "asset", because

In MAGA politics, it is an asset to be a criminal.

Gubner Trumpkin will probably issue him a pardon, or at least tell his lacky AG to not prosecute the case.

[purr-rat beauty]

7. oooh....this is nothing compared to the Kakistocracy we will see coming

This is all by design, how does putin get in?

with ass wipes like this at the helm.

[Blue for the win]

8. Crime

Come on let him go, every Democrat knows that to Republicans, it's only a crime if a Democrat does it

[republianmushroom]

9. Being a republican, how else can he stand to looking in a mirror ?

[travelingthrulife]

11. Ah, yes, blame it on the Ambien.

Or was it one of Ronnie Jackson's special preparations.