White House pharmacy under Trump dished out Ambien, other controlled drugs to ineligible staffers: report

Question

The White House pharmacy under the Trump administration flouted federal regulations by doling out prescription pills, including stimulants and sedatives, to ineligible staffers.

Answer 1

From what I can find many sources are claiming this to be true. The claim originates from a US Department of Defense Office of Inspector general report.

https://www.dodig.mil/In-the-Spotlight/Article/3639233/press-release-evaluation-of-the-dod-internal-controls-related-to-patient-eligib/

I believe this is the report being referenced. The report does not make reference to specific controlled substances however. But many other sources make reference to Ambien.

https://www.businessinsider.com/white-house-medical-unit-distributed-drugs-improperly-report-2024-1

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-white-house-medical-unit-controlled-substances-inspector-general-report/

Comments

Thank you for your factcheck. This is a good factcheck and it references many instances of the rumored instances of Trump giving Ambien to aides. I would suggest finding non-major-media sources though, because many people nowadays will not believe anything if they see it on certain news networks regardless of validity.

Answer 2

After doing some of my own research it appears that this claim is true. I looked at a few outside sources, and the claim seems to have come from a Pentagon Office of Inspector general report. This was also stated in the article you linked. I was unable to find the original report; however, given the source comes straight from the Pentagon with substantial evidence in the documents provided in the New York Post Article this claim is most certainly true.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-white-house-pharmacy-improperly-provided-drugs-misused-funds-pentagon-2024-01-28/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%2C%20Jan%2028%20(Reuters),cost%2C%20a%20Pentagon%20report%20shows.

https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-01-28/trump-white-house-pharmacy-improperly-provided-drugs-and-misused-funds-pentagon-report-says

Comments

Hi! I think you did a great job on these analyses. You provided a legit source to back up the claims as well as included your URLS. I also appreciate the fact that you have more than one source as evidence.