Trump’s Debate Sniffles Spark Speculation

Howard Dean asks if Republican presidential candidate was using cocaine

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump drinks water during the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., on Monday. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump drinks water during the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., on Monday. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Posted September 27, 2016 at 9:45am

Donald Trump’s repetitive sniffling and water-sipping during the first presidential debate Monday night caused the Twitterverse to speculate if he was on something.

“Notice Trump sniffling all the time. Coke user?” tweeted former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, a doctor and a former Democratic presidential candidate.

From there, the hashtag #CocaineTrump took off, with the Twitterati chiming in with their own thoughts on the Republican nominee’s sniffles.  

However, not everyone appreciated the former governor’s tweet.

Kevin Corke, Fox News’ White House correspondent, called Dean’s remark “unbecoming.”

Matt Rosoff, an executive editor at BusinessInsider, rebutted Dean’s assertion.

Suzanne Mulet, the Salt Lake County GOP chairwoman, also had a diagnosis.