US EditionWhite House guest faints during Trump event in Oval Office
- On Thursday, a Novo Nordisk executive collapsed behind President Donald Trump in the Oval Office during an announcement about lowering weight-loss drug prices, prompting officials to pause the event and usher out the press.
- On Thursday, a senior administration official said out-of-pocket costs for GLP-1 weight-loss medications could be between $50 to $350 per month, down from more than $1000, at an event unveiling deals with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk.
- Video shows attendees holding the man's head and bringing him down to lie flat as Dr. Mehmet Oz and others rushed to help while David Ricks, Eli Lilly CEO, asked, `Gordon, you okay?`.
- About 30 minutes later the event resumed and Trump told reporters the man was being seen by doctors and was OK, while the unidentified individual did not return to the Oval Office.
- The presence of high-profile officials including President Donald Trump, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, made the collapse unusually visible, with multiple sources telling The Washington Post the man may have been a patient on GLP-1 medication.
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White House guest collapses behind President Trump as 'medical situation' cuts off Oval Office press conference
A representative for pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly says that the man is now "receiving the best medical care."ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty President Donald Trump observes as a man experiences a 'medical emergency' at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 6, 2025Key pointsA man collapsed behind President Trump during a press conference in the Oval Office.The man experienced a "medical situation" that abruptly interrupted the …
Man collapses during Oval Office press conference
A man collapsed behind President Trump during an Oval Office event on expanding access to popular weight-loss medications, briefly interrupting the press conference, according to the White House. The incident occurred on Thursday as Trump announced new agreements with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and lower prices for obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy. Officials rushed to assist the man, who was later identified a…
A pharmaceutical representative collapsed in front of the cameras on Thursday at the White House during a press conference by US President Donald Trump on the price of drugs to treat obesity.
Shocking moment guest collapses beside Trump during live White House briefing
An unexpected incident briefly disrupted a White House announcement on Thursday October 6, when a guest standing beside President Donald Trump fainted during a live event inside the Oval Office. The collapse occurred as Eli Lilly’s chief executive, Dave Ricks, was delivering his remarks on a new initiative aimed at reducing the cost of obesity medication in the United States. Without warning… Source
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