White House Event With Pharma Executives Briefly Halted After Attendee Faints

Overview

• The Oval Office meeting paused when a participant collapsed during remarks by Eli Lilly’s chief executive.
• On-site reporters were instructed to leave as the interruption was captured on the White House livestream.
• Video from the event shows Danish pharmaceutical executive Mike Duestdar supporting an apparently unconscious older man.
• Trump did not disclose the person’s identity, saying only that the individual was doing well under doctors’ care and that the meeting continued.
• Reports point to a possible Novo Nordisk representative, named as Gordon Findley, though that identification has not been confirmed.