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Trump Adderall Addiction Theory refers to a rumor that Donald Trump is addicted to Adderall and perhaps other amphetamines. The theory stems from a comedian, Noel Casler who worked on The Celebrity Apprentice as a talent handler. Casler alleged that Trump used to snort Adderall on set and alleged that Trump's Sniffing becomes particularly pronounced when he is on drugs. The theory grew popular following Trump's January 8th, 2020 address to the nation about the escalating tension's with Iran, where viewers noticed Trump's pronounced sniffing and slurred pronunciation of words.

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On December 1st, 2018, comedian Noel Casler alleged during his standup that while he worked as a talent handler on Celebrity Apprentice, Trump used to snort Adderall, calling him a "speed freak."

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The theory was covered by CNN later that month after actor Tom Arnold tweeted about it.^[1] The theory remained relatively out of the public consciousness until the 2020 Iran-U.S. conflict, when on January 8th, the President gave a speech updating the nation on the situation. During the speech, viewers noted Trump's pronounced sniffle, which he did 58 times.

The speech caused "Adderall" to trend on Twitter as users wondered if the President was perhaps feeling the effects of amphetamines. User @1813Doncarlo^[2] tweeted, "Trump looks & sounds like he's overloaded on adderall. He's sniffing, slurring his words, robotically reading words off teleprompter," gaining over 460 retweets and 1,300 likes (shown below, left). Joan Walsh tweeted, "'Slurring,' 'Adderall' and #TrumpSpeech are trending. Sounds like it went really well." (shown below, right). "#SniffyMcAdderall" also trended on Twitter as people mocked Trump's sniffle.^[3]

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