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Cocaine Found In the White House

Updated Jul 06, 2023 at 10:39AM EDT by Zach.

Added Jul 05, 2023 at 10:21AM EDT by Owen.

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Overview

Cocaine Found In the White House refers to a July 2023 controversy and crime in which a white powder substance (later discovered to be the illegal drug cocaine) was found in the White House during U.S. President Joe Biden's administration. Although the drug was found in the West Wing's common area (speculated to have been brought by a tourist), the event led to a slew of memes and viral discourse on social media, with many humorously suspecting and joking that Hunter Biden was the culprit (also using the nickname "Snow Biden").

Background

On July 2nd, 2023, AP News,[1] among other news outlets, reported that the White House had been briefly evacuated after the Secret Service discovered a "suspicious powder" in a common area of the West Wing. At the time of the discovery, President Joe Biden nor Hunter Biden were at the White House because they left for Camp David on June 30th.[2] An initial drug test then identified the powder as the illegal substance cocaine.[1] Outlets like the Daily Mail[2] released an audio recording of the hazmat team discovering that the powder was cocaine. The audio was reposted to Twitter[3] on July 4th (shown below).


Online Reaction

Reactions to the news surfaced en masse on July 3rd and July 4th, 2023. For instance, an early, viral reaction was posted by Twitter[4] user @PamelaHensley22 on July 3rd, who humorously inferred that it was President Biden's son Hunter Biden who supposedly left the cocaine, gaining roughly 4,000 likes in two days (shown below, left). Early on July 4th, Twitter[5] user @hannahtindle then stated that the headline sounded like a Lana Del Ray song, gaining roughly 72,600 likes in one day (shown below, right).


Pamela Hensley @PamelaHensley22 Cocaine was just found in the West Wing of the White House. There are 9,000 cameras inside the White House and they're trying to act like they don't know who it belongs to. 11:56 PM. Jul 3, 2023 79.5K Views ●●● ● Lydia Tárt @hannahtindle Cocaine in The Whitehouse sounds like an unreleased Lana Del Rey track 2:09 PM Jul 4, 2023 3.2M Views ●

Reactions and memes continued to surface about the event going into the following days, many of which referenced the event's proximity to the 4th of July. For instance, on July 4th, 2023, Twitter[6] user @gracecamille_ tweeted, "Hunter Biden leaving cocaine in the White House library is the greatest Independence Day story of all time," gaining roughly 3,000 likes in one day (shown below, left). Memes also surfaced on other platforms, such as a post from Instagram[7] user @grandoldmemes on July 4th that also referenced Hunter Biden, gaining roughly 5,900 likes in one day (shown below, right).


Grace @gracecamille_ Hunter Biden leaving cocaine in the White House library is the greatest Independence Day story of all time 11:41 AM Jul 4, 2023 96.6K Views ● IT WASN'T ME! @GRANDOLDMEMES Soft

Various Reactions


Dr. Jebra Faushay @JebraFaushay Subscribe Only an experienced group can solve the baffling mystery of cocaine in the White House. 10:14 AM. Jul 5, 2023 7,359 Views Craig @DebatingHipHop_ . 19h Pop Base @PopBase 20h Cocaine was found in the White House over the weekend, which sparked the Secret Service to launch an investigation. President Biden was not present in the White House ... : Brian Krassenstein ✔ @krassenstein Subscribe I don't know about you all but I'd rather find cocaine at the White House than nuclear secrets at Mar-a-lago. It's been a long day though celebrating Independence Day so my judgement might be off. 8:34 PM Jul 4, 2023 2.6M Views ... 3 @ImMeme 0 1107 per Gary Varel Ⓒ/23 CREATORS.COM The Biden White House garyvarvel.com

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