A man’s dramatic collapse in the Oval Office last week and Trump officials’ reactions grabbed public attention, inspired “Saturday Night Live” and fueled internet conspiracy theories - with the fallout overshadowing the intended focus of Thursday’s White House event on new price cuts for weight-loss drugs.

Images of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appearing to leave as the man was in crisis, and President Donald Trump staring straight ahead as the chaotic scene unfolded behind him, were dissected on cable news segments this weekend and amplified by critics of the president. But they do not tell the complete story of a policy-laden event disrupted by a medical emergency, and some of the commentary has been inaccurate.

The man who collapsed was not a pharmaceutical executive, as “Sa

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