Republicans Inappropriately Drinking While Working
Displaying 18 Scandals
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Hayden HaynesMike Johnson Chief of Staff
3/05/25Drunkenly backed into a U.S. Capitol vehicle around midnight shortly after Trump spoke to a joint session of Congress
According to a report filed by US Capitol police -
12/01/24Attempted to jump on the stage and gyrate with exotic dancers while he was extremely intoxicated at a gentlemen's club with his employees and had to be dragged off stage by a female subordinate
According to an exclusive report by The New Yorker
12/01/24Got "completely drunk in a public place" during a work event in Cleveland and behaved so belligerently that multiple high profile business associates who were also in attendance reported being "very disappointed" by his behavior
According to an exclusive report by The New YorkerDrank so much at a work event in Virginia Beach that he had to be carried to his hotel room because he was "totally sloshed"
12/01/24Drank to excess at work functions so often that it became routine for his staff to drag him away from situations because he was making scene
12/01/24Got so drunk during a night out with some subordinates that he "completely passed out in the middle seat" while being driven back to his hotel by a staffer and then required the help of two male staffers to get back to his room safely
According to an exclusive report by The New YorkerBelligerently yelled "Kill All Muslims!" over and over while out drinking at a bar during a work trip in Ohio
According to an exclusive report by The New Yorker -
Joshua KindredFmr. Federal Judge [R]
7/08/24Kissed and grabbed his law clerk's buttocks without her consent inside his chambers after taking her there instead of her home as he had promised following a night of drinking at a local bar
According to a report by the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit -
4/05/24Drank so much alcohol at a political dinner and gala that servers cut her off and told her she couldn't have any more because she was noticeably drunk
According to news reports from credible media outlets -
3/07/24Consumed alcohol and the sleep drug Ambien with subordinates while on duty as President Obama's top physician which could have resulted in catastrophe if he were called to care for the President in an emergency
According to an exclusive report by The Washington Post -
7/28/23Falsely attacked pages as not being respectful of the history and grandeur of the US Capitol around midnight after hosting a party in his office during which he presumably consumed too much alcohol
According to an exclusive report by the New York Post -
5/19/23Repeatedly slurred his speech and swayed back and forth as he led official proceedings as the Texas Speaker of the House in a way fellow Republican and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton described as "debilitating intoxication"
According to reports by local and state media -
Rudy GiulianiFmr. NYC Mayor [R]






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5/16/23Drank alcohol "all day and night" despite having serious professional responsibilities including being a lawyer for Donald Trump according to his aide Noelle Dunphy who had a job to make sure he was a "functioning" alcoholic
According to a civil lawsuit filed by former employee Noelle Dunphy reported on by mainstream outlets -
4/13/23Slapped his legislative aide across the face and instructed him to go stand in a corner after he drunkenly interrupted a conversation to ask his aide if he had recently "slept with" the woman he was talking with
According to a civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim -
Blake FarentholdFmr. U.S. RepresentativeTea Party Enthusiast
12/01/17Routinely "drank to excess” at Capitol Hill functions so much that his staff felt they had to be on "red head patrol" in order to "keep him out of trouble" because he would regularly say sexually improper things to female staff and lobbyists when he was drunk
According to an exclusive report by Politico -
Randy BaumgardnerFmr. State Senator [R-CO]
11/16/17Urged a legislative intern to drink alcohol with him in his office which she smartly declined as he was married and because of inappropriate comments she overheard him make days earlier about the first time he met her in which he "complained" about having to go home alone to bed and gave out an exaggerated sigh which creepily signaled that he wanted to sleep with her
According to the former intern in an exclusive interview with a local NPR affiliate -
Shawn HamerlinckFmr. State Senator [R-IA]
7/18/17Drank alcohol to excess while doing business on the state house floor to the point that a fellow Republican state senator threatened to make him submit to a breathalyzer to make sure he wasn't drunk
According to an exclusive report by The Des Moines Register -
Matthew ShirkFmr. District Attorney
1/05/17Discussed showering and having sex with three subordinates in private messages, sent one a private message that said "I think if we had sex there would be very minimal awkwardness afterwards," drank to excess with them in his office and later fired all three after his wife caught him
According to an exclusive report by The Florida Times-Union
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