White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre paused the press briefing on Tuesday afternoon after learning that a reporter had fainted.
Video footage posted to X by C-SPAN showed Jean-Pierre in the middle of listening to a question from a reporter when someone in the background can be heard stating, “We have an emergency.”
“Oh, hold on,” Jean-Pierre says as she begins walking off-camera. “Did somebody pass out?”
Jean-Pierre can then be seen walking to the back of the press briefing room where several others can be seen huddled over someone who had passed out. After the reporter was standing and confirmed to be okay, Jean-Pierre returned to the podium.
“We have an emergency.”@PressSec: “Did somebody pass out?”
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre rushes from the podium to assist a reporter who fainted during the press briefing.
