A question-and-answer session with President Donald Trump and the media, which took place in the Oval Office, was cut short on Friday after one of Dr. Oz’s guests fell ill. The president was in the middle of answering questions concerning Iran’s nuclear program when reporters were given word they would need to leave immediately.
A young girl, who was a guest of Oz, collapsed and seemingly passed out in the Oval Office. Oz wasted no time in getting to the girl, but she was able to stand, though appeared to be a bit unsteady as she was helped out of the Oval Office.
The session was part of a ceremony to swear in Oz as the head of the agency in our government that oversees the Medicare and Medicaid programs. During the event, Trump was taking various kinds of questions from the press when the incident occurred.
“As head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the 64-year-old former heart surgeon and TV talk-show host will manage health insurance programs for roughly half the country, with oversight of Medicare, Medicaid and Affordable Care Act coverage,” WCNC reported.
Oz steps into the role as Congress debates cuts to Medicaid, which aids millions of poor and disabled people. Trump looked on as Oz was sworn in Friday by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a ceremony in the Oval Office. The president repeated his promise of “no cuts” to Medicare and Medicaid and thanked Oz for the “big commitment” he’s making.
Oz has formed a close relationship with his new boss, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He’s hosted the health secretary and his inner circle regularly at his home in Florida. He’s leaned into Kennedy’s campaign to “Make America Healthy Again,” an effort to redesign the nation’s food supply, reject vaccine mandates and cast doubt on some long-established scientific research.
No doubt the media is going to rake Oz over the coals for his controversial approach to health care, just as they’ve done with Kennedy. However, that’s not going to stop the agenda from going forward and improvement in the overall health of Americans becoming an achievement of this administration.
Given how horrible the health care industry is right now — and yet it’s still lightyears better than any other country’s — we need to start thinking outside of the box a bit more. Taking new approaches to care could result in a reduction of debilitating and even deadly diseases like diabetes and cancer.
Here’s to making America healthy again.
🚨Just in: President Trump's press conference has abruptly ended with the press being told to leave. It appears a kid suddenly became sick. Dr Oz immediately ran over to give help to the kid. pic.twitter.com/60gGvADW5L
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