President Donald Trump was swearing in Dr. Memhet Oz as the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services before it ended abruptly
A White House press conference was abruptly terminated on Friday, as President Donald Trump had to cut his speech short, with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stepping in to end the briefing.
The incident occurred during the swearing-in ceremony of TV personality Dr. Memhet Oz, who is set to serve as the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) during Trump’s second term.
As the press conference was nearing its conclusion, it was suddenly interrupted, with the screen going black. FOX News reported that the briefing had to be prematurely ended by Leavitt due to a medical emergency involving one of Dr. Oz’s children, who had to be escorted out of the Oval Office.
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Leavitt was heard instructing the press to vacate the room immediately. Trump momentarily left his podium to comprehend the situation, while Dr. Oz’s wife, Lisa, looked visibly worried. He was was seen rushing to assist amidst the ensuing chaos. Later video footage showed reporters helping someone off the ground, although it was unclear who the person was.
Subsequently, a video showed a girl being assisted as she was led out of the Oval Office. The White House has not yet provided an update on the alarming incident.
Journalist Laura Loomer, who uploaded footage of the incident. “It appears a young girl had some type of medical issue. President Trump walked over to assist,” she captioned the post on X.
While full details are not yet known, numerous individuals have taken to X, previously known as Twitter, to express their concern and extend warm wishes.
Dr. Oz, a former television host of “The Dr. Oz show,” was among Donald Trump’s controversial picks, widely criticised by many for his past medical claims.
A 2014 BMJ study reviewed the medical advice dispensed by Dr. Oz on 40 random episodes of his show. Their evaluation found that nearly half of the guidance provided by the man dubbed “America’s doctor” lacked scientific evidence, according to NBC News.
In a 2012 episode, he promoted green coffee extract as a “magic weight loss cure”. However, later that year, one of the companies behind this so-called weight loss miracle endorsed by Dr. Oz was forced to pay $3.5 million to the Federal Trade Commission.
The payment followed allegations that the company had used “the findings from a flawed study to make unsubstantiated weight-loss claims” to sellers, the FTC reported.