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Trump’s Coke Use in the 1980s was Legendary

Being of a certain age, I can still recall going to parties where the restroom was off-limits because some people were using it for their nose candy.

Libby Winkler
2 min readSep 4, 2023
Photo by Sam Poullain on Unsplash

I think we have all forgotten the debauchery of the 1980s. The crazy parties. The age of casual sex.

My late teens and early twenties passed in the 1980s. I am so old that I remember some things that are completely taboo today.

I remember driving after having a few too many.

I remember casual sex (don’t judge).

I remember cocaine being somewhat socially acceptable.

Why am I revealing this to you? Because I remember things—things about Trump.

[Alert: I am labeling this as fiction to ensure I don’t have the Secret Service at my door. But is it? Really?]

Once, long ago, I was invited to a party. The party was at the house of a friend of a friend. I knew her father had connections, and I thought it might be fun to step out and do some networking with some influencers.

Little did I know that this party was going to be different. It seemed innocent enough at first, but then strange things started happening. People were talking…

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Libby Winkler
Libby Winkler

Written by Libby Winkler

Freelance writer who loves exploring the messiness of humanity, while poking around in nooks of life and shining light on all the things that make us complex..

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