As you're well aware, a bag of cocaine was recently discovered inside the White House. You'd think that the building would be under heavy video surveillance both inside and out, but so far a culprit hasn't been identified.
Exactly where the bag was found also continues to be a part of the story that is being spun. The original dispatch said the bag was found in a White House library, but then that soon shifted to a "West Wing work area," which Ari Fleischer thought was BS:
What gibberish. A West Wing “work area”?
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) July 5, 2023
With the exception of the WH Mess and the bathrooms, the entire West Wing is a work area. Where exactly was the cocaine found? In whose office? In the Sit Room? In the private office next to the Oval?
Where?
https://t.co/deHd4nvckj
Before we get to the CNN clip, can you imagine the media/Dem hyperventilating if this happened while Trump was in the White House?
No Republican president could have someone pose topless on the White House lawn at an official event FOLLOWED BY cocaine being found in the White House and not have the media just go absolutely bat shit insane.
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) July 4, 2023
The media's not going insane because it's good to have that "D" after your name when you're in the White House.
Not only are some in the media not making a big deal out of the story, but they're even making some jokes. Speaking of jokes, CNN and their coverage just couldn't help themselves:
CNN jokes about cocaine being found in Joe Biden's West Wing.
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) July 5, 2023
"I want to know blow-by-blow who was responsible for this." - Sara Sidner while snickering.
"There is no 'too soon' ... It's an illicit drug at the White House. Why can't you have a little bit of fun?" - Kate Bolduan pic.twitter.com/mtR6VEPH6M
Again, contrast that with what would be happening on that cable net if a bag of coke was found in the Trump White House:
If this happened when Trump was president, @sarasidnerCNN and @KateBolduan wouldn't be laughing. They would call it a threat to democracy and have a mental breakdown. https://t.co/u43yxeT7EA
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) July 5, 2023
Heck, if this happened under Trump the Democrats would probably already be having an impeachment push under the charge of the president of the U.S. enabling the drug cartels. Also, it's not like this kind of thing has happened a lot, and even Andrea Mitchell mentioned that earlier:
MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell: “We have just learned that a formal lab has confirmed the suspicion that that white powdery substance found in the West Wing on Sunday was in fact positive for cocaine."
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 5, 2023
“I can’t even fathom anything like this having been found before in the West Wing." pic.twitter.com/MUNo6GMPCn
And I can't fathom the media not making this a much bigger deal but for the "D" after the name of the person whose staff (and family) is in the White House. The press would be demanding answers but this time many will be happy to just move on (for some reason).
