Posted on 09/03/2020 10:35:16 PM PDT by conservative98
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow opened up about his battle with alcohol and drug addiction during an event hosted by First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday.
Kudlow, 73, said it would have been “unthinkable” for him to occupy his current position 25 years ago, when he left his job as a Bear Stearns financial analyst and entered a 12-step program to deal with his dependence on booze and cocaine.
“I was a hopeless abuser of alcohol and drugs. I had tried several times unsuccessfully to get sober,” Kudlow said.
“Like a lot of my peers and friends, I went through bloody hell and suffered significant consequences. I was unemployable.”
Kudlow said that “by the grace of God” his wife Judith did not divorce him, and he was eventually able to get sober.
He celebrated 25 years of sobriety this June.
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wow
ODAT, Larry!
Oh Good God can we not deal with the reality of life?
Your comments are stupid.
It was a remarkable story. In the course of overcoming his demons he underwent a dramatic conversion from Judaism to Roman Catholicism, too.
Someone put a Glock to your forehead and forced you to click on the thread?
I had no idea about all this. He was brave to share his story. Restored my faith that some addicts can overcome their demons. Gotta give credit to his wife for sticking with him.
He's been talking about this stuff for decades, literally. Nothing new, won't hurt Trump.
It’s been known since the 90s, there are several articles on it, most recently brought up in 2018 for his security clearance - not an issue, as a semi regular listener of his radio program, I didn’t know about this either.
Didn’t read the whole piece, so don’t know if this is mentioned there, but I well remember his wife going to court to have him declared in need of a legal warder because he was out of control and literally spending all their money on drugs. I’m glad he is better, he’s a very smart guy.
“...he underwent a dramatic conversion from Judaism to Roman Catholicism, too.”
Did not know that!
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