Camilla Jessen
A chaotic moment during Trump’s press conference sparked speculation about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s reaction.
Chaos erupted at the White House on Thursday, November 6, when a man collapsed during President Donald Trump’s press conference on reducing the cost of weight-loss drugs.
As footage spread online, questions were raised about why Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared to abruptly exit the Oval Office during the commotion.
“Fled the scene”
While social media speculated that Kennedy had “fled the scene,” a source present at the event says he was actually responding to the emergency.
Speaking to PEOPLE, the insider explained that Kennedy “went into the other room and got a chair” after seeing the man begin to falter, thinking he might just need to sit down.
“He went back and got a wet towel and came over,” the source added. “When they were first propping him up, Kennedy ran in the other room and got a chair for him.”
Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, was speaking when the man collapsed.
He moved to assist, while President Trump remained at his desk as cameras rolled.
The White House Medical Unit soon intervened, and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the man was “okay.”
The reaction to Kennedy’s exit prompted a sharp defense from Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai, who replied to a post on X: “The Secretary rushed to get medical assistance while others tended to the man, you ghoul.”
According to PEOPLE’s source, the man was pale and in visible distress before being removed on a gurney. His identity remains undisclosed.
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