Matt Gaetz makes crude joke about that Andrew Gillum hotel incident
Andrew Gillum, who has embarked on something of a comeback following the 2020 incident that derailed his career.Gillum served as mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, between 2014-2018.
He was then the Democratic rival running against Ron DeSantis for Governor of Florida in 2018. Gillum narrowly lost by just 0.4% of the vote.Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Many political observers believed he would bounce back from the defeat and attain political office in another capacity.Then, in March 2020, cops found Gillum in a hotel room with two other men.
One had turned up and called authorities as he suspected the other man, not Gillum, was overdosing.Police found bags containing crystal meth in the room.
Gillum appeared inebriated. Pictures later emerged showing Gillum lying on the floor in his own vomit.Within days, Gillum said he was entering a rehab facility.
