A man standing near Donald Trump in the Oval Office collapsed as the president was holding a press event to announce discounts to two popular weight loss drugs .
Media was rushed out of the Oval Office as figures like Dr. Mehmet Oz tried to assist the man. Fox News, NewsNation and C-SPAN were covering the event live, and NewsNation’s White House correspondent updated viewers on the situation.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that “a representative with one of the companies fainted. The White House Medical Unit quickly jumped into action, and the gentleman is okay. The Press Conference will resume shortly.”
The man collapsed as Eli Lilly ‘s David Ricks was speaking.
At the event, Trump announced a White House initiative to lower drug costs, this time over innovati

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