Andrew Gillum leaves politics for now and will enter rehab

Andrew Gillum (D-FL) the former mayor of Tallahassee, CNN contributor, and gubernatorial candidate who lost narrowly to Ron DeSantis, was recently found in a South Miami Beach hotel room fully naked with a self-described "porn performer," Travis Dyson, as previously posted here. In that room police found 3 bags of crystal methamphetamine.

Both Gillum and Dyson were non-communicative as both were under the influence of some substance(s).

On Sunday, Gillum announced that he will leave politics for the "foreseeable future," and see rehabilitation treatment for alcohol dependency.

“This has been a wake-up call for me,” Gillum said in a written statement Sunday, according to Politico. “Since my race for governor ended, I fell into a depression that has led to alcohol abuse. I witnessed my father suffer from alcoholism and I know the damaging effects it can have when untreated. I also know that alcoholism is often a symptom of deeper struggles."

Give him credit for that admission and hope for his recovery.

In a statement he had given to police, Gillum claimed he was in the hotel for a wedding, but that claim was not substantiated by others who were there. When police had arrived on scene, they were unable to communicate with Gillum because he was too inebriated and later vomited. Dyson was passed out on the bed.

“I was in Miami last night for a wedding celebration when first responders were called to assist one of my friends. While I had too much to drink, I want to be clear that I have never used methamphetamines,” Gillum said, according to Miami Herald journalist David Smiley.

“I apologize to the people of Florida for the distraction this has caused our movement. I’m thankful to the incredible Miami Beach EMS team for their efforts. I will spend the next few weeks with my family and appreciate privacy during this time,” he said.

Again, I wish him a complete recovery and I hope he isn't simply hoping the public will have a short memory so that he can return to politics. He has a serious problem and needs to work on it his entire lifetime. Public life in politics would make that much more difficult.


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More on Andrew Gillum and his hotel "partying"

As previously reported, former gubernatorial candidate for Florida, Andrew Gillum (D), was found totally naked in a South Beach hotel room "inebriated" and incoherent.

More information about the guy who was a big hope for the Democrats and is now a CNN commentator, has come to light.

Police say they found Gillum completely undressed with a self-described 'porn star performer,' Travis Dyson. And while the initial information provided said he claimed he was at the hotel for a wedding, the police now say that Gillum never mentioned that this was the reason he was in that room.

So was there a wedding or was Gillum lying?

Dyson was believed to be over-dosing on crystal meth when the passed out duo were found by a third man who called 911.

Gillum, in a statement claimed his involvement in the incident was "for a wedding celebration when first responders were called to assist one of my friends." When cops first found him, he was so "inebriated," that he was unable to speak and later apologized for the "distraction" his behavior caused.

But when a reporter later spoke with Gillum's "friend," he seemed clueless of any Thursday night wedding. "I personally was not celebrating a wedding. I don't know if [Gillum] was in town for a wedding. He did not mention that," Dyson told Miami New Times.

According to a source with contacts in the Miami Beach PD, the first responders said they found the gubernatorial hopeful in a state of "complete undress and Dyson wearing "chaps," which is a "kinky or provocative article of clothing, which leaves the butt and sometimes crotch, exposed," according to how Dictionary.com defines the article.

Gillum was at one time rumored to be a potential 2020 running mate of Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign. The media tried to contact him for a comment, but he declined.

According to a Miami Beach Police Department offense incident report shared by Candace Owens on Twitter, Aldo Mejias, a third man, provided his credit card to the porn performer, Dyson, to rent room 1107 for the night. Dyson rented the room at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, but it's not known at what time Gillum arrived.

According to the police report, Mejias found the dynamic duo [Gillum and Dyson] in the room "under the influence of an unknown substance" when he arrived at around 11:07 p.m.

He said that Dyson opened the hotel room door and walked over to the bed where he "collapsed" in "a prone position" while Gillum was barfing in the toilet. Mejias then noticed that Dyson had difficulty breathing and he attempted to wake him up.

Dyson then began throwing up on the bed and collapsed once again. Mejias performed life-saving chest compressions and called 911.

When the police arrived, they attempted to speak to Gillum but the Vice President and gubernatorial hopeful was "unable to communicate with the officers due to his inebriated state."

The police said they found three clear baggies containing what appeared to be crystal meth on the bed and floor inside the hotel room, which were impounded by investigators. Miami Beach Fire and Rescue then responded to the hotel and performed a welfare check on Gillum. The emergency responders stated Gillum was in stable condition with normal vital signs. Dyson, who was treated for "a possible drug overdose" was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital as a precaution.

After police officers were able to speak with Gillum, he is reported to have left the hotel room and quietly returned to his residence "without incident."

Elizabeth Warren, and her keen judgment of character, as well as CNN, had no comment.

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