There was a bizarre event on Thursday, and the reaction to it by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has got people talking.
It happened at an Oval Office event on Thursday morning, at the announcement of a deal reached by the Trump Administration to lower the price of GLP-1 drugs. According to KOMO News, a man collapsed during the event, leading Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to tend to the man.
Per the KOMO story, the man who collapsed was Gordon Findlay, an executive with Novo Nordisk, the company that produces Ozempic.
“During the Most Favored Nations Oval Office Announcement, a representative with one of the companies fainted,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “The White House Medical Unit quickly jumped into action, and the gentleman is okay. The Press Conference will resume shortly.”
RFK Jr’s response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible pic.twitter.com/mG1Z0teqW7
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 6, 2025
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The clip was posted online by journalist Aaron Rupar, who noted something odd: Robert Kennedy Jr., the HHS secretary, appeared to hightail it in the opposite direction, while Dr. Oz — who is an actual doctor — attended to Findlay. The president, who was standing behind the desk in the Oval Office, looked done on what was happening, and appeared concerned.
Findlay is listed on his LinkedIn page as Novo Nordisk’s Global Brand Director, based in Basel, Switzerland.
Some have speculated that Kennedy was rushing out to obtain help.
There were some amused reactions on social media to RFK’s actions.
We warned you RFK would harm people’s health. https://t.co/eQeSPuZBN5
— emptywheel (check) (@emptywheel) November 6, 2025
A visual metaphor for what RFK Jr. will do if another health crisis like COVID hits America. https://t.co/mDLs88Pa80
— resistere (@resistere25) November 6, 2025
He thought the guy fainted from 5G.
— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) November 6, 2025
Does RFK Jr think passing out is contagious?
He hasn’t moved that fast since the guy at Walgreens asked if he needed a flu vaccine.— Peter A Patriot (@PeterAPatriot) November 6, 2025
It’s giving Costanza https://t.co/RC0nuYeSuO pic.twitter.com/Wxe6KcIchX
— themultitaskpod (@themultitaskpod) November 6, 2025
Photo courtesy of an X screenshot.
