Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has dismissed the idea that cocaine found at the White House over the weekend belonged to President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden.
“For it to be Hunter Biden he left on Friday he was at Camp David there’s no way it’s inconceivable to think cocaine could sit around for 72 hours so I would rule it out at this point “, McEnany said on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” on Thursday.
The White House temporarily closed on Sunday after Secret Service agents discovered suspicious white powder that was later determined to be cocaine.
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Biden this week did not respond to shouted questions from reporters about the substance ahead of an Oval Office meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
Some singled out Hunter Biden and accused him without proof of being the source of the cocaine. Hunter Biden has been publicly open about his struggles with drug addiction in the past, including in a memoir about his battles and his family.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Wednesday that tours of the West Wing took place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and added that the president, first lady and first family were absent from the White House this weekend.
“I’m just not going to go into guesswork from here,” Jean-Pierre said. “Let the Secret Service do their job. It’s up to them. We’re confident they’ll get to the bottom of it.”
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Kayleigh McEnany: ‘No way’ White House cocaine came from Hunter Biden