The party’s over: Trump White House cracks down on aides drinking with lawmakers in Washington
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The nation’s capital is notoriously hard-drinking, but leadership reportedly expects staffers to socialize sober. Donald Trump’s aides and staffers have been strongly advised not to drink with lawmakers in Washington D.C, according to a report. “We strongly urged everyone in the legislative affairs office and everyone who’s externally facing to be thoughtful about their alcohol use in public, and specifically with members,” one of the sources told the outlet. “We strongly discouraged drinking with members.”.
“It’s a free country, but we represent the White House and the president and that’s best done sober,” the second source added. The decision, which was communicated to staffers verbally, marks a departure from the previous Biden administration and Trump’s first, where no such rule was in place.
The nation’s capital is notoriously boozy, and leadership expects staffers to socialize —but they should do it sober. “Is one drink a fireable offense? We’ll have to see what happens,” the source told the outlet. An anonymous former Trump White House staffer who worked on the Office of Legislative Affairs team, which operates as a liaison between Congress and the White House, told Politico that they only recalled informal reminders about responsible drinking “after a few occasions where people had too much to drink” during his first administration.
