An announcement by US President Donald Trump ended abruptly when a man standing near him in the Oval Office suddenly collapsed.
Officials rushed to help the man after his collapse, and the press was quickly removed.
It was unclear what caused the collapse or who the man was.
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A few minutes after the event was abruptly ended, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt released a statement saying that “a representative with one of the companies fainted” but that “The White House Medical Unit quickly jumped into action, and the gentleman is OK”.
She didn’t identify the man, but said the drug price event would resume shortly.
The Oval Office briefing had featured executives from drugmakers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly.
The unidentified man who fainted did not return to the Oval Office.
Trump said the gentleman was feeling lightheaded but is OK now.
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