President Joe Biden approved a $30 million federal grant program aimed at reducing the health risks associated with drug use earlier this week. The plan allegedly included free crack pipes for any American who wanted one. But as it turns out, that wasn’t exactly true.
The confusion stemmed from a recent Washington Free Beacon article that cited an anonymous spokesman from the Department of Health and Human Services who said the Biden-Harris administration “will provide pipes for users to smoke crack cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, and ‘any illicit substance.'”
According to USA Today, some of the money from the Biden-Harris administration’s grant program will be allotted for supplies such as sterile syringes and “safe smoking kits,” but distributing or funding crack pipes aren’t included. Both the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services have confirmed crack pipes were never part of the plan.
As Sarah Lovenheim, the agency’s assistant secretary for public affairs, said in an email, “The Biden-Harris administration has never authorized the use of federal funding for smoke pipes and will not in the future.”
On Friday (February 11), Questlove copped to falling for the lie on Twitter with, “so the crack pipe rumor was a lie that we all believed huh?”
50 Cent was among the many who also believed the claim after Republican politicians such as Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Marco Rubio perpetuated the Washing Free Beacon story all across social media.
Conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza also further pushed the narrative with, “The Biden plan to provide $30 million in crack pipes to the Black community is an apt metaphor for the relationship between the Black underclass and the Democratic Party.”
In a since-deleted Instagram post, 50 Cent questioned Biden’s alleged plan.
“OK, I don’t understand what’s going on now,” 50 Cent wrote alongside a headline from The Daily Mail. “Let’s just give them some crack everybody loves CRACK. SMH.”
As the public outcry continued, White House press secretary Jen Psaki vehemently denied free crack pipes would be given out like lollipops at the doctor’s office.
50 Cent Reacts To President Joe Biden's $30M Free Crack Pipe Distribution Plan
“(Crack pipes) were never a part of the kit; it was inaccurate reporting,” Psaki said during a press briefing. “A safe smoking kit may contain alcohol swabs, lip balm, other materials to promote hygiene and reduce the transmission of diseases like HIV and hepatitis.”
Additionally, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and the Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Dr. Rahul Gupta released a statement on February 9 dispelling the misleading reports. Read it below.
Get them clean and help them get a job. Don’t give them sterile syringes and safe smoking kit to fuel their habits
Y’all STILL defending Biden? The whole point was that the wording in the bill is vague. Black people just don’t want to admit that Biden is worse than Trump. They’re both racist af. And not one black person can tell me things have gotten better since Biden got in office. And black folks went out in droves to vote this guy in. Within a year, he gave literally everyone BUT black people tangibles.
Don’t worry bud. He’s not giving crackpipes….according to the article they’re just “safe smoking kits” ??? can’t make this up
Biden is worse than Trump?
I’m trying to figure out what’s truly worse, this take or your selective memory?
Not only is Biden worse than trump, the Biden administration will go down as the worst to take the White House and it’s not even close. Everything is completely upside down including racial tensions. Watch the Democrats switch on their Covid stance for the mid terms. “The science is changing” LOL
You dumbass that’s the nature of science. the more we know then the direction we go in changes to reflect that
Yep, the science changed soon after Pfize r put up a record breaking final quarter in 2021. Lol. Pfize r also received the largest fine in American history for misrepresenting product, 3 billion. Keep off Facebook and do your homework, we have enough gullible puppets in North America
The political science has changed. It isn’t that hard to figure out. The difference between conspiracy and the truth is about 6-9 months.
plz tell how things are better since Biden been in office. we’re all listening.
Yall still sobbing like little bitches over trump losing?? Lol get over it you vaginal wart
Oh so your mad because you ain’t receive no handout yet got it.. since what you’re saying is pretty vague too
According to USA Today, some of the money from the Biden-Harris administration’s grant program will be allotted for supplies such as sterile syringes and “safe smoking kits,”
So a safe smoking kit isn’t a crack pipe? What is it then? How do they try to say it’s not true by basically admitting to it?
How are you going to have a “safe smoking kit” with no crack pipe? This site has become a leftist rag to get us all to hate each other. It’s funny and sad at the same time. When it’s not spewing leftist talking points, it’s giving us articles about artists most of us don’t care about.
@UnPopular Opinion
Good. Makes a change from all the right-wing, whiny little p***ies, most who hate Black ppl (yet obsessed with everything Black ppl do lol) crying about “waaaah leftist! waaaah globalist!” Waaaah everything is a democrats fault!” “waaah the world is so unfair for us whiny little racist pink ppl who can’t everything our own way..waaaah!””.
Untwist your little filthy skidmarked panties & Shut the f**k up.
I hate racists and most republicans too with views like the idiot posting on here under different pseudonyms, but don’t put all white people in the same box as this idiot.
I didn’t say anything about race. You did.
Oh lord….the resident proud boy is here again under his aliases crying because his dumbass idol didn’t get elected again lol. Keep crying loser, it’s over for you and the rest of the maga phags
Lol that’s all these weird little conservative weenies do on this so-called ‘Hip-Hop’ site
Pipes were included in the kits. They had to change their story because of the backlash
Once again they get away with changing the narrative lol these mfers is straight ass. But Blacks see a democrat hill they have been brainwashed to die on it at all cost. Admit to nothing take no responsiblity and if all else falls just Bring up Trump as fallback lol They know this president is the worst of all times but they cant bring themselves to say it they will to do much damage control as possible and would you look at that he’s talking about starting a war with Russia if the invade the ukraine lol so everything that they said would happen under tump is now actually happening under Biden lol but they would never admit that nooo they pride wont let them lol
Funny how with all the horror stories about crack a muthafucker still goes out and tries crack