The opening night of the Republican National Convention didn’t feature LGBTQ people – let alone issues of importance to the community – but it started buzz online.
Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle have been accused of doing drugs before giving their speeches.
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I’m not saying the Trump family had a bad night, but “adderall” and “coked up” are both now trending.
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) August 25, 2020
Guilfoyle, who is Trump Jr.’s girlfriend and a top fundraiser for Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign, shouted her way through her speech.
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“This is the first time in my life I’ve had to turn down the volume on C-SPAN,” Late Show host Stephen Colbert joked after the event ended. “God, I’m glad we already had our kids because I think if I was too close to the TV, I might have been sterilized by that. Oh my God. That was a tough act to follow or watch.”
I heard Kim Guilfoyle’s speech and my TV’s not even on
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) August 25, 2020
It was so 'strong' that Cocaine, Don Jr, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Fidel Castro, Erdogan, Coked, and Loch Ness were all trending and Faux Spews cut away from it.
Not sure that's the 'uplifiting, positive' message you were going for. pic.twitter.com/vMgHW0KqH9
— D Villella ❄️ (@dvillella) August 25, 2020
But Trump Jr. earned the most attention for his jerky manic speech given with bloodshot watery eyes during his pre-taped speech. The immediate reaction was that he was high on drugs like cocaine.
“One word: Visene,” actor Debra Messing tweeted with the hashtag #DonnieDrugs.
I don’t think that’s why we’re still talking about it #coked pic.twitter.com/YSJKxY43fV
— MLE @🏡🌺 (@MLEco2h2o) August 25, 2020
“Many people” are saying Junior was coked up when he gave his taped speech for his daddy at the RNC.
— Barbara Malmet (@B52Malmet) August 25, 2020
WOW. @DonaldJTrumpJr you should have held back a little there. And one word: Visine. #DonnieDrugs https://t.co/hC5mgkbVHv
— Debra Messing✍🏻 (@DebraMessing) August 25, 2020