GOP Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina was taken to a hospital on Tuesday evening, after reportedly collapsing while attending an event in Washington, D.C.
via Reuters:
Republican representative Joe Wilson, a senior member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, collapsed at an event on Tuesday and was rushed to hospital, his office said.
The official X profile for Wilson, 77, wrote a message that said the congressman “was taken ill and is being evaluated at a local hospital in Washington, DC.”
According to his son, South Carolina state Attorney General Alan Wilson, his father is in “stable” condition, and doctors “have confirmed [to the family] he has experienced stroke-like symptoms.” He wrote in an X post:
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…
