Republican Rep. Michael McCaul Detained by Police After ‘Poor Decision’ to Mix Ambien, Alcohol

[mystery-ak]

Republican Rep. Michael McCaul Detained by Police After ‘Poor Decision’ to Mix Ambien, Alcohol

Bradley Jaye 13 Nov 2024

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) was detained by law enforcement early in November after what he called “the result of a poor decision” to mix Ambien and alcohol.

The incident, first reported Wednesday by Semafor’s Kadia Goba, took place at Dulles International Airport.

A McCaul spokesperson confirmed the incident to Semafor, describing McCaul as a “nervous flyer” who took Ambient and consumed alcohol before departing Dulles to return to Texas.

He never made that flight, according to a spokesperson, and was later found by police and detained under the assumption of intoxication.

The spokesperson added that McCaul was disoriented from the combination of Ambien and alcohol and had locked himself out of his phone.

“Two weekends ago, I made a mistake — one for which I take full responsibility,” McCaul said in a statement to Semafor. “I missed a flight to Texas and found myself disoriented in the airport. This was the result of a poor decision I made to mix an Ambien — which I took in order to sleep on the upcoming flight — with some alcohol. Law enforcement officers briefly detained me while I waited for a family member to pick me up.”

McCaul added to Semafor that he has “nothing but respect and gratitude for the officers who intercepted me that evening. This incident does not reflect who I am and who I strive to be. As a human, I am not perfect. But I am determined to learn from this mistake and, God-willing, make myself a better person.”

McCaul is Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, although he is term limited and would need a waiver from Republican leadership to remain through next Congress.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/11/13/republican-rep-michael-mccaul-detained-by-police-after-poor-decision-to-mix-ambien-alcohol/

[Wingnut]

Been there done that.  What a mess.  I still have no memory of anything after I went to bed until I woke up in the fort worth jail. 

[mystery-ak]

My sister was on it for awhile...every night she would go into the kitchen and eat ice cream bars and ice cream sandwiches leaving the wrappers all over...well since she and her husband both denied doing it they put a camera facing the fridge and low and behold it was her...she had no idea she was doing it.,,that was the end of taking Ambien...like she said she could have gotten in the car and killed someone.

[Hoodat]

A friend of mine's brother-in-law got shot trying to enter a neighbor's house at night while on Ambien.  He survived the gunshot, but he had no clue what happened or what brought him to his neighbor's front door.

[mountaineer]

Didn't one of the Kennedys - and Tiger Woods - also unwisely mix Ambien and alcohol?

[Hoodat]

Didn't one of the Kennedys - and Tiger Woods - also unwisely mix Ambien and alcohol?

Patrick Kennedy crashed his car into a concrete barricade while driving on Ambien.  He got out of all charges by declaring that he was on his way to Congress for a vote (at 1:30 am).