Dr Oz's Swearing-In Ceremony Erupts In Chaos After Woman Faints

Dr. Mehmet Oz had one of the more unusual routes to a high-profile role in the Trump Administration. A successful surgeon, he rode appearances on Oprah Winfrey’s show to his own popular but sometimes controversial TV talk show. He gave up that talk show to run for the U.S. Senate as a Republican in Pennsylvania in 2022, but lost that race to Democrat John Fetterman; Dr. Oz ran in Pennsylvania despite not being from that state, and living in northern New Jersey for many years before then.

Then, Donald Trump nominated him to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, and he was confirmed earlier this month. And at his swearing-in ceremony on Friday, while the president spoke before the press, a girl fainted in the Oval Office.

BREAKING: Someone collapsed inside the Oval Office, just as Trump warned that lives will be in danger if Iran gets a nuke, and “Dr” Mehmet Oz stands by smiling awkwardly while the collapsed person needs help.

Perfect metaphor for the Trump Admin.pic.twitter.com/vIDtpUf3OV

— Really American 🇺🇸 (@ReallyAmerican1) April 18, 2025

The girl was described as a family member of Dr. Oz, and it was proclaimed, “She’s okay.” The press was ordered out of the room when it happened.

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“A minor family member fainted during Dr. Oz’s swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office. We are happy to say she is okay,” the White House said, per Deadline.com.

Per a pool reporter, Deadline said, “Oz rushed over to the girl, and she stood up but appeared unsteady. She then made her way out of the Oval Office.”

Dr. Oz was sworn into the position by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services.

RFK Jr. has sworn in Dr. Oz pic.twitter.com/RQGKxu7CX8

— Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) April 18, 2025

During the ceremony, Trump, naturally, praised the TV ratings notched by Oz’s old show.

“It is the patriotic duty of all Americans to take care of themselves. It’s important for serving in the military, but it’s also important because healthy people don’t consume healthcare resources,” Dr. Oz said in his remarks. “The way to reduce drug spending is to use less drugs because you don’t need them because you are healthy. And it feels a lot better as well.”