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During remarks by Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks in the Oval Office, a man suddenly collapsed, prompting Dr. Mehmet Oz to rush to assist him.

Reporters were quickly ushered out of the room.

The person's identity is in question, while his condition and the cause of his collapse remain unknown.

WASHINGTON - A press conference was interrupted on Thursday when a drug executive fainted in the Oval Office while President Donald Trump was announcing a deal with drugmakers to lower the cost of obesity drugs.

What we know:

On Thursday, Trump and drugmakers were speaking to the press regarding a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for their popular obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy.

David Ricks, Eli Lilly's CEO, was giving remarks when he look

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