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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul Was ‘Briefly Detained’ at Airport, Charged with Being Drunk
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| Last Edited | KeystoneProgressive Nov 14, 2024 03:58am |
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| Author | Ingrid Vasquez |
| News Date | Thursday, November 14, 2024 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | House Foreign Affairs Committee chair Michael McCaul was "briefly detained" at an airport in Virginia earlier this month and charged with being drunk.
According to the Associated Press, NBC News and Semafor, citing a spokesperson for the Republican representative, McCaul became "disoriented" after taking Ambien, a sleep aid, and drinking alcohol before getting on a Nov. 4 flight back to Texas from Dulles International Airport due to being a "nervous flyer."
The outlets report that after the incident caused him to miss his flight and lock himself out of his phone, McCaul had an encounter with police, who detained him, thinking he needed help.
While he was not arrested, a representative for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority confirmed with NBC News, The Washington Post and PEOPLE that McCaul was charged with being drunk in public. |
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