{"id":2339179,"date":"2024-09-10T13:15:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T17:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-republican-gov-chris-sununu-steps-in-to-save-choking-man-at-eating-contest\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T13:18:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T17:18:28","slug":"watch-republican-gov-chris-sununu-steps-in-to-save-choking-man-at-eating-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-republican-gov-chris-sununu-steps-in-to-save-choking-man-at-eating-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Republican Gov. Chris Sununu Steps in to Save Choking Man at Eating Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-republican-gov-chris-sununu-steps-in-to-save-choking-man-at-eating-contest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2339179&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a lobster roll eating competition in New Hampshire, Governor Chris Sununu\u2063 jumped into action when a contestant, Christian Moreno, began to choke. After noticing Moreno struggling to breathe, Sununu performed the Heimlich maneuver to help \u200cdislodge the \u2063food obstructing his\u2063 airway. Despite the chaotic scene, Moreno remained calm and continued participating in the contest after the incident,\u2063 eating an\u2062 impressive additional\u2064 seven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-not-an-onion-headline-marthas-vineyard-edition\/\" title=\"This isn&#039;t your typical Martha&#039;s Vineyard news headline\">lobster rolls<\/a>. Sununu, who\u200d is in his fourth term as\u2062 governor\u2063 and has announced he will not\u2062 seek re-election, became both a \u2062local hero and a focus of media attention \u200cfor\u2063 his quick \u200dresponse during the\u200b crisis.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Chris Sununu might not always be right when it comes to politics.<\/p>\n<p>But when a crisis hit Sunday during a competitive eating competition in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-flags-at-half-mast-for-fallen-capitol-officers\/\" title=\"Trump Orders Flags at Half-Mast for Fallen Capitol Officers\">home state<\/a> of New Hampshire, he was the right man at the right time.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmur.com\/article\/sununu-saves-choking-contestant-lobster-roll-eating-competition\/62105450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WMUR-TV<\/a> in Manchester, the New Hampshire governor was at a lobster roll eating competition at Hampton Beach when he saw one of the contestants was in trouble.<\/p>\n<p>The contestant, identified as Christian Moreno, &ldquo;began to signal for help, tapping on his chest and looking to get the stuck piece of lobster out of his windpipe as he began to struggle to breathe,&rdquo; WMUR reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The gentleman at the far end, who I was kind of watching &mdash; I glanced over. I could tell very quickly, he took, took a pause &mdash; he was having trouble getting something down,&rdquo; Sununu told the station.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Sununu immediately got involved, performing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sen-rand-pauls-quick-thinking-saves-fellow-republicans-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heimlich maneuver<\/a> to dislodge the food, WMUR reported. First responders on the scene also helped, according to the station.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was crazy because it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saturdays-fun-fraud-facts-seven-unexplainable-results-that-reveal-democrats-didnt-even-try-to-hide-their-fraud\/\" title=\"Saturday&#039;s Fun Fraud Facts: Seven Unexplainable Results that Reveal Democrats Didn&#039;t Even Try to Hide Their Fraud\">wasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t so much the jumping in and doing it &mdash; I mean, that was wild in itself &mdash; but there was so much commotion,&rdquo; Sununu told WMUR.<\/p>\n<p>The WMUR report is below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z96TmYkvcPI?si=F47Su6ILLBrRqzAv\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Moreno, who was making his debut in speed eating, according to WMUR, apparently took the crisis in stride.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Lo and behold, the governor was the first one to notice what was actually happening,&rdquo; Moreno told WMUR. &ldquo;[I] was just kind of like, &lsquo;All right, like, don&rsquo;t freak out. You&rsquo;re gonna, like, you&rsquo;re gonna get this out, and you&rsquo;re gonna keep going.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And keep going he did, though he didn&rsquo;t win, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/new-hampshire-governor-saves-choking-man-in-lobster-roll-eating-competition\/ar-AA1qgIYL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He went right back to the contest, which I couldn&rsquo;t believe. He ate another seven lobster rolls after that,&rdquo; Sununu told WMUR. &ldquo;Right down the gullet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sununu, now in his fourth two-year term as head of the Granite State government, is the son of former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu, who also served as President George H.W. Bush&rsquo;s White House chief of staff.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/19\/politics\/chris-sununu-not-seeking-reelection\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced last year<\/a> that he would not be seeking re-election this year. (His successor will be chosen in November. New Hampshire voters go to the polls in primaries Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/race-replace-gop-governor-blue-as-primary-season-close-tuesday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported.)<\/p>\n<p>The younger Sununu is probably best known recently for being one of former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bill-maher-gives-anti-trump-governor-taste-reality-makes-smile-vanish-brings-nikki-haleys-chances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most prominent supporters<\/a> in her failed bid to challenge former President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination.<\/p>\n<p>However, when Haley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-responds-nikki-haleys-drop-sends-message-supporters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ended her campaign<\/a>, Sununu said he would back Trump as the party&rsquo;s nominee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/03\/08\/politics\/chris-sununu-supports-trump-for-president\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> reported in March. (Haley herself didn&rsquo;t announce her support for Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-nikki-haley-caves-announces-supporting-2024-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">until late May<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>So, he might have been a little late when it comes to presidential politics this year, but on Sunday, he was right on time.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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As reported by WMUR-TV in Manchester, the governor was attending a lobster roll eating contest at Hampton Beach when he noticed a contestant in distress. The contestant, Christian Moreno, was signaling for help as he struggled to breathe due to a piece of lobster lodged in his throat. Sununu observed that Moreno appeared to be having difficulty and quickly intervened by performing the Heimlich maneuver to help dislodge the obstruction. First responders also assisted at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Moreno, who was participating in his first speed-eating competition, took the incident calmly and expressed gratitude that Sununu was quick to notice his predicament. After recovering from the scare, Moreno returned to compete and managed to eat seven more lobster rolls despite not winning overall.<\/p>\n<p>Sununu is currently serving his fourth two-year term as governor of New Hampshire and is the son of former Governor John Sununu, who also held a position as chief of staff under President George H.W. Bush. He announced last year that he would not run for re-election this year; voters will select his successor in November during primaries scheduled for Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Recently known for supporting Nikki Haley&#8217;s unsuccessful campaign against Donald Trump for the Republican nomination, Sununu later declared his support for Trump after Haley suspended her campaign\u2014though she did not endorse him until late May. While he may have been slow on presidential politics this year, on Sunday he acted decisively when it mattered most<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2339180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sununu-Save.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40553,36925,40554],"class_list":["post-2339179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-choking-rescue","tag-chris-sununu","tag-eating-contest"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sununu-Save.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}