NEW YORK CITY — Rep. Jerry Nadler fell ill during a press conference in Manhattan today and was briefly unresponsive before regaining consciousness.
As Mayor Bill de Blasio was taking questions from reporters, he noticed Nadler (D-N.Y.) was unresponsive and offered him water.
"You look dehydrated," the mayor said, urging Nadler to drink.
Doctors in attendance as well as the mayor's security detail examined Nadler and a "code blue" emergency was issued for the gym at PS 199, a public school on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
When Nadler regained consciousness, he was given water and an orange.
Reporters were cleared from the room and details regarding Nadler's condition were still forthcoming this afternoon.
Nadler, 71, has represented his Manhattan district since 1992 and currently serves as chair of the House Judicary Committee. He has been leading a charge in Washington to probe further into the Mueller report examining President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.
Article originally published on POLITICO Magazine