President Donald Trump‘s Oval Office erupted into chaos after a young family member of Dr. Mehmet Oz collapsed during his swearing-in ceremony.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had sworn-in Oz as administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Services.
Oz was a longtime television personality who pivoted to politics, unsuccessfully running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania in 2022.
He garnered Trump’s endorsement during that run – and stayed in Trump’s political orbit, earning a position in the current administration.
After the brief ceremony was over, Trump held a back and forth with reporters in the room.
That was hastily cut short, when the young girl collapsed – with Oz, a medical doctor, rushing to assist her.
White House aides started yelling at the press to depart the scene.
‘Thank you press, get out right now,’ one aide is heard yelling.
‘No photos!’ someone said.
The White House soon provided the press with an update – the young family member was fine.
‘A minor family member fainted during Dr. Oz;s swearing in ceremony in the Oval Office. We are happy to say she is OK,’ a White House official said.
President Donald Trump ‘s Oval Office erupted into chaos after a young family member of Dr. Mehmet Oz collapsed during his swearing-in ceremony
President Donald Trump (center) stopped his Q&A with reporters after a family member of Dr. Mehmet Oz (second from right) fainted at Oz’s swearing-in ceremony Friday
Her fainting spell brought another rollicking mini press conference in the Oval to a dramatic conclusion.
The president had been peppered with questions about Russia-Ukraine talks, Iran’s nuclear program and he gleefully answered a conservative reporter’s question about Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s meeting in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration.
‘Photos have emeged of Sen. Van Hollen sipping what appears to be margaritas with Abrego Garcia down in El Salvador. Do you encourage other Democrats to fly down to El Salvador to meet with this illegal alien who’s an accused wife-beater?’ the reporter asked.
Trump said he appreciated the question.
‘I like this guy, see now this is the kind of a reporter we like, there aren’t enough of them,’ Trump said.
‘No, look, he’s a fake,’ Trump said of Van Hollen, who represents Maryland where Abrego Garcia had been living. ‘I know him. I know them all. They’re fake. They have no interest in that prisoner.’
Trump said that Abrego Garcia was a member of MS-13 and detailed allegations of abuse his wife file against him, which DailyMail.com exclusively reported.
The president then falsely claimed that there were ‘no stories’ about ‘Angel Mom’ Patty Morin, who spoke at a White House briefing earlier this week.
Several reporters and aides can be seen watching a young girl faint in the Oval Office as others asked questions to President Donald Trump
Her daughter had been raped and murdered by an illegal immigrant, with the White House holding that up as evidence of Biden’s failed immigration policy.
While CNN and MSNBC didn’t take the briefing live, Morin’s appearance got mainstream coverage.
When a reporter switched the topic to Iran, Trump scoffed, ‘No impact … see that, no impact whatsoever.’
On Russia and Ukraine, Trump said he needed to see that both sides were serious about making peace.
‘My whole life has been one big negotiation and I know when people are playing us and when they are not and I have to see an enthusiasm to want to end it,’ Trump responded. ‘And I think I see that enthusiasm. I think I see it from both side. But you’re going to know soon.
The president bristled when asked if Russia was playing him.
No, nobody’s playing me, I’m trying to help. This is Biden’s war,’ he answered.
