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Rep. John Larson freezes mid-speech on House floor after suffering ‘adverse reaction’ to medication
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1:45Now PlayingRep. John Larson stalled and seemingly froze mid-speech on the House of Representatives floor, according to an alarming clip of the moment — which his team claimed was an “adverse reaction” to a newly prescribed medication.
The 76-year-old Democrat from Connecticut was in the middle of giving a speech on the House floor about concerns over Social Security after the Trump administration recently granted Elon Musk access to sensitive payment information through the US Treasury Department.
He suddenly came to a complete halt midway through what was supposed to be a five-minute speech, freezing as he seemingly choked on his words.
“Don’t worry, no one on the Republican side of the House and US Senate who control both the House and Senate is going to speak up—,” Larson said before he abruptly cut himself off, freezing as he stared dead ahead and tried to get his bearings.
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