Andrew Gillum Breaks Silence, ‘Recalls Laying In His Own Vomit’

Andrew Gillum, the 2018 Democratic nominee for Florida governor, is finally breaking his silence on the wild night that ended his political career.

As we reported, back in March, the candidate was found passed out naked in a Miami hotel room, with two other men and some meth.

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While speaking to Tamron Hall, he finally addressed the incident,

“I would say the reason why I went to that room is probably no different than how anybody might communicate with someone that they are in a friendship, relationship, whatever, with,” Gillum said in a clip. “I understand very well what people assume about that.”

“When that photo came out, I didn’t recognize the person on the floor,” Gillum told Hall. “That was not anything more than a person being at their most vulnerable state, unconscious, having given no consent, and someone decided to use a moment where I was literally lying in my own vomit.”

“I’m still here by the grace of God,” the former Democratic nominee said. “So much of my own recovery has been about trying to get over shame.”