House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) was detained at Dulles International Airport earlier this month for being “intoxicated,” Fox News has confirmed.
McCaul admitted to taking Ambien and drinking alcohol before his flight from Washington, D.C., to Texas, Semaphore first reported.
He said he missed his flight and realized he was “disoriented.”
McCall said he was “briefly detained” by police and then taken in by his family.
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) admitted that he was detained by police at Dulles International Airport after mixing Ambien with alcohol. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
“Two weeks ago, I made a mistake, and I take full responsibility for it. I missed my flight to Texas and got disoriented at the airport. This was due to my mistake of taking Ambien. It was a decision. I drank alcohol to sleep on my next flight,” McCall said in a statement.
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“While I was waiting to be picked up by my family, law enforcement officers briefly detained me. I have nothing but respect and gratitude for the officers who apprehended me that night. , does not reflect who I want to be.'' As a human being, I am not perfect, but I am determined to learn from this mistake and make myself a better person, just as God wants me to be. ”
FOX News' Tyler Olson and Chad Pergram contributed to this report.
