A representative of a pharmaceutical company fainted Thursday during a White House announcement on reducing the cost of weight-loss drugs, causing President Donald Trump to pause the event.
As one of the executives from the two drug companies invited to announce the price deal was speaking, the man collapsed to the ground behind him.
Trump, who was seated at the time, quickly stood up and remained behind his desk while several people attended to the man, whose identity was not made public.
One of those assisting him was Mehmet Oz, Trump’s administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and a medical doctor. Take a look at the fainting incident:
“The White House Medical Unit quickly jumped into action, and the gentleman is okay,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
The event resumed about an hour later.
