JD Vance's financial policy adviser, Aaron Kofsky, admitted to past drug use after Reddit posts revealing his addiction surfaced.
In a series of unearthed Reddit posts, Ohio Senator JD Vance's financial policy adviser, Aaron Kofsky, discussed his personal drug use and referred to the Republican vice presidential candidate as a 'Trump boot licker.'Posting under the Reddit handle 'PsychoticMammal,' Kofsky documented his long-standing drug use, including substances like cocaine, kratom and tianeptine, also known as 'gas station heroin,' according to Wired.
'Vance, the author of the memoir Hillbilly Elegy, has frequently spoken about his personal connection to the opioid epidemic, referencing his mother's struggles with addiction.Kofsky has been advising Vance on financial policy since May and joined the Senate office in 2022.His previous roles include work with the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and a stint as a policy adviser to Securities and Exchange Commissioner Mark Uyeda.
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