Rand to the rescue!
Sen. Rand Paul uses Heimlich maneuver on choking Sen. Joni Ernst: ‘Hero!’
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was called into action Thursday, successfully using the Heimlich maneuver on a choking Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) during a GOP luncheon.
The midday meal was hosted by Ernst, 53, and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who shared a photo of himself and Ernst posing with plates loaded up with pork chops, creamed corn and salad shortly before the scary moment.
“Can’t help but choke on the woke policies Dems are forcing down our throats. Thanks, Dr. @RandPaul!” Enrst posted on X, apparently feeling OK after Paul, a practicing opthalmologist and graduate of Duke Medical School, performed the rapid first-aid procedure.
Kelley Paul, the senator’s wife of 33 years, showed pride in her husband’s quick thinking.
“Senator Rand Paul, MD is a hero! Glad Senator Ernst is ok!,” she tweeted.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who has often butted heads with his libertarian-leaning colleague on foreign policy issues, also praised Paul’s good deed.
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“God bless Rand Paul,” Graham told a reporter after the incident. “I never thought I’d say that.”
Ernst is the chair of the Republican Policy Committee and member of the GOP’s Senate leadership team. She has served in the upper chamber since 2015 and previously spent 23 years in the Army Reserves and Iowa National Guard.
https://nypost.com/2023/11/30/news/sen-rand-paul-performs-heimlich-maneuver-on-choking-sen-joni-ernst/
Rand Paul Uses Heimlich Maneuver On Republican Senator After Choking At Senate Lunch
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