The Mississippi state Senate was taking up a block of appropriations bills on Wednesday morning.
Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, 77, was presiding over the Senate chamber at about 11 a.m. local time.
But what happened next was a pretty scary moment. As Hosemann stood at the microphone, he suddenly slumped and then just collapsed, toppling to the ground.
BREAKING: Mississippi Lt. Gov Delbert Hosemann just collapsed while presiding over the State Senate. pic.twitter.com/yfLcUZPZWT
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Staff and officials ran over, with one calling out “Delbert!” As some called for a nurse, state Senator Josh Harkins called for a recess as people rushed to help Hosemann. That was something, that he did that before he even turned to help Hosemann:
Medical staff tended to him as he appeared to be conscious and was sitting…
