{"id":2339709,"date":"2024-09-11T12:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T16:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-hospitalized-after-collapsing-at-d-c-event\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T12:51:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T16:51:10","slug":"congressman-hospitalized-after-collapsing-at-d-c-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-hospitalized-after-collapsing-at-d-c-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressman Hospitalized After Collapsing at D.C. Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fcongressman-hospitalized-after-collapsing-at-d-c-event%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=2339709&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>South Carolina Republican Representative Joe Wilson was hospitalized on September 10, 2024, after experiencing &#8220;stroke-like symptoms&#8221; during an event in Washington. His office\u200c confirmed that he was taken ill and is currently being evaluated at a local hospital. Wilson&#8217;s son, \u2062Attorney General Alan Wilson, provided\u2064 updates on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>,\u200c stating\u2064 that his father is stable and \u200cunder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-may-soon-face-emergency-appeal-on-trans-surgery-for-kids\/\" title=\"SCOTUS may soon receive urgent appeal on transgender surgery for minors.\">medical\u200d care<\/a>. At 77 years old, Joe Wilson \u200bis a senior member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and has recently returned from an international \u200btour. Notably, \u200bhe is recognized for his controversial outburst &#8220;You lie!&#8221; directed \u2063at\u2064 President Barack Obama during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-congressman-decries-biden-admin-mishandling-of-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Texas congressman decries Biden Admin. mishandling of border crisis\">congressional session<\/a> in 2009. At \u200cthe time\u2064 of\u200c his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-used-incomplete-data-to-justify-deregulation-of-chemical-abortion-pills-studies-show\/\" title=\"FDA Used Incomplete Data To Justify Deregulation of Chemical Abortion Pills, Studies Show\">medical incident<\/a>, Wilson was attending \u2062a celebration for Ukrainian\u2064 independence,\u200c where \u2063he received immediate medical attention from a doctor present at the event.  <\/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>South Carolina Republican Rep. Joe Wilson was hospitalized with &ldquo;stroke-like symptoms&rdquo; Tuesday after collapsing at an event in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>His office announced in a post on the social media platform X that he was &ldquo;taken ill and is being evaluated at a local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fauci-hospitalized-virus-now-recovering-home-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hospital<\/a> in Washington, DC.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) was taken ill and is being evaluated at a local hospital in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Wilson (@RepJoeWilson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJoeWilson\/status\/1833669105217360187?\">September 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Later that evening, his son, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-south-carolina-coach-hit-major-backlash-saying-men-able-play-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Carolina<\/a> Attorney General Alan Wilson, posted an update on X.<\/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>&ldquo;I just spoke to my mom who is currently at the hospital with my father,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Doctors have confirmed to us that he has experienced stroke-like symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was able to speak with him moments ago and I am incredibly thankful that he is stable and being monitored by medical professionals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I just spoke to my mom who is currently at the hospital with my father. Doctors have confirmed to us that he has experienced stroke-like symptoms. I was able to speak with him moments ago and I am incredibly thankful that he is stable and being monitored by medical professionals<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alan Wilson (@AGAlanWilson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGAlanWilson\/status\/1833674797064085771?\">September 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Rep. Wilson, 77, a senior member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jen-psaki-gets-official-warning-house-foreign-affairs-committee-charmain-comply-face-compulsory-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foreign Affairs Committee<\/a>, was present for two vote series in the House on Tuesday afternoon and was joking with reporters just off the floor,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/republican-rep-joe-wilson-south-carolina-hospital-collapse-rcna170530\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson said he had recently returned from a tour that included stops in the Philippines, Australia and Europe. There, he met with NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson &ldquo;is perhaps best known for shouting &lsquo;You lie!&rsquo; at President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/barack-obamas-half-brother-says-kamala-harris-like-joke-trump-will-win-landslide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barack Obama<\/a> during a joint session of Congress in 2009 after Obama said undocumented immigrants would not receive benefits from the legislation that eventually became the Affordable Care Act,&rdquo; NBC reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Wilson was reprimanded by the whole House and apologized to Obama.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He was stricken while attending an event celebrating Ukranian independence, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/09\/10\/joe-wilson-hospitalized-medical-emergency-00178447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[He] was treated at the scene by a doctor who was among those in attendance, according to a person familiar with the situation,&rdquo; the political news outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson, the co-chairman of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, &ldquo;has been a rare outspoken Republican in support of the country in its ongoing war against Russia,&rdquo; Politico added.<\/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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His office shared on the social media platform X that he was &#8220;taken ill and is being evaluated at a local hospital in Washington, DC.&#8221; Later that evening, his son, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, provided an update on X. He mentioned that he had spoken with his mother who was with his father at the hospital and confirmed that doctors had identified stroke-like symptoms. Alan expressed gratitude for his father&#8217;s stability and ongoing medical monitoring.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Wilson, 77, a senior member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, participated in two voting sessions in the House earlier that day and had been joking with reporters shortly before collapsing. He had recently returned from a trip to the Philippines, Australia, and Europe where he met with NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson is notably recognized for shouting &#8220;You lie!&#8221; at President Barack Obama during a joint session of Congress in 2009 when Obama stated that undocumented immigrants would not receive benefits from what became known as the Affordable Care Act; this led to him being reprimanded by the House and apologizing to Obama.<\/p>\n<p>He collapsed while attending an event celebrating Ukrainian independence. According to reports from Politico, a doctor present at the event provided immediate assistance. As co-chairman of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Wilson has been one of the few Republicans vocally supporting Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2339710,"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\/Joe-Wilson.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5408,40639,32661,19534,5894],"class_list":["post-2339709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congressman","tag-d-c-event","tag-health-emergency","tag-hospitalization","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Joe-Wilson.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339709","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=2339709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}