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BREAKING NEWS:Trump press conference abruptly ends as he collapses during live broadcast in the Oval Office
Trump press conference abruptly ends as man collapses during live broadcast in the Oval Office
A White House press event led by U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, November 6, was suddenly interrupted after a man collapsed in the Oval Office during a live-streamed announcement about reducing the cost of weight loss dr¥gs.
The incident occurred while Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks was speaking beside Trump’s desk. Dr. Mehmet Oz, now serving as head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, quickly rushed forward to assist the man before he hit the floor.
Other attendees helped lay him down as a White House staffer instructed reporters to leave the room. Moments later, press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that the individual had fainted but was stable.
The White House Medical Unit acted immediately, and the gentleman is okay. The press conference will resume shortly,” she said. When proceedings resumed without the unidentified man, Trump assured viewers that everything was under control.
“One of the representatives got light-headed, but he’s fine. We had a little interruption—sorry for that,” he remarked before inviting Ricks to continue.
Initially, Getty Images identified the man as Gordon Findlay, Novo Nordisk’s global brand director, but the company later clarified he was not present at the event.
The episode comes months after another health scare involving Dr. Oz’s family. In April, his 11-year-old granddaughter, Philomena, fainted during his swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office as Trump delivered remarks.
Her mother, Daphne Oz, later confirmed that Philomena had fully recovered, thanking supporters and expressing relief that “it was nothing serious.”
