House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) appeared to have passed out at a presser with New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday.
Mayor de Blasio offered Nadler water and told him he looked dehydrated.
When de Blasio asked Nadler if he was okay, Nadler responded with a very faint “no” and covered his face with his hand.
Nadler’s face looks “paper white,” local Brooklyn reporter Henry Rosoff said.
According to reports, Nadler, 71, was unresponsive for about a minute and slumped over in his chair.
The conference room was then cleared for privacy reasons.
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https://twitter.com/HenryRosoff/status/1131958092961394688
Nadler was rushed to the hospital and taken away by ambulance for extra precaution:
Rep. Jerry Nadler taken from UWS school in ambulance after health scare at de Blasio press conference pic.twitter.com/4hRzuWgj7e
— Anna Sanders (@AnnaESanders) May 24, 2019
Mayor de Blasio spoke to reporters after Nadler was taken to the hospital:
— Gloria Pazmino (@GloriaPazmino) May 24, 2019