Things took a dangerous turn during a Senate luncheon on Capitol Hill Thursday. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), a doctor, performed a successful Heimlich maneuver on Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), who reportedly choked on food served for the chamber’s “Iowa Day.”
The news was revealed by Politico’s Congressional Bureau Chief Burgess Everett shortly after the event occurred.
“Whoa: Rand Paul used the Heimlich maneuver on Joni Ernst at Senate lunch today,” Everett wrote to X. “She was choking on some food, per attendees. She’s OK, senators say.”
Whoa: Rand Paul used the Heimlich maneuver on Joni Ernst at Senate lunch today, she was choking on some food, per attendees. She’s OK, senators say
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) November 30, 2023
Ernst, who is reportedly doing fine thanks to her colleague’s heroic act, took to X to make light of the situation and give her thanks to Senator Paul.
“Can’t help but choke on the woke policies Dems are forcing down our throats. Thanks, Dr. @RandPaul!” an unflappable Ernst posted soon after the scare.
Can’t help but choke on the woke policies Dems are forcing down our throats. Thanks, Dr. @RandPaul!
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