Live coverage of Donald Trump's visit to China was halted abruptly after a "medical emergency" occurred on-air.
The horrifying moment came during CBS' broadcast from Taiwan, as anchor Tony Dokoupil discussed the buildup to the Trump-Xi summit.
The incident happened on “CBS Evening News” as Dokoupil was presenting the final segment from Taipei. The camera began shaking while he continued speaking, before he stopped and asked: “Is he okay?”
“We are going to take a quick break. We have a medical emergency here,” Dokoupil said. “We are calling a doctor.”
CBS Evening News' statement on X:"Tonight during the final segment of CBS Evening News, our cameraman on set suffered a medical emergency. Thankfully, he’s okay and recovering."pic.twitter.com/Yfy3DhLzO3
Another person could be heard off camera asking someone to “call the doctor, please,” before correspondent Matt Gutman took over and sent the broadcast to a break.
“Tonight during the final segment of CBS Evening News, our cameraman on set suffered a medical emergency,” the show said in a statement on X. “Thankfully, he’s okay and recovering.”
CBS did not identify the camera operator or say what caused the medical emergency.
Trump is in Beijing for a high-stakes two-day visit and is set to meet his Chinese counterpartXi Jinping.
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Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
