Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Thursday used the Heimlich maneuver on Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) during the Senate GOP’s Thursday lunch after she choked on part of her meal.
Ernst said as much on X, thanking Paul for intervening.
“Can’t help but choke on the woke policies Dems are forcing down our throats. Thanks, Dr. @RandPaul !” she wrote, referencing a post from Politico.
Ernst hosted the Thursday luncheon, which is provided weekly by a member and frequently features their home state’s delicacies.
Her fellow Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) posted about the meal shortly beforehand, which was headlined by pork chops from the Hawkeye State.
Yummm an Iowa chop from Sen Ernst & the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association for lunch pic.twitter.com/dGYFaegwN4
— Chuck Grassley (@ChuckGrassley) November 30, 2023
A spokesperson for Mr Grassley did not have any comment on the incident but confirmed to The Independent that Ms Ernst was the host of this week’s Senate lunch and that she had chosen the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association to cater the meal.
A spokesperson for Ms Ernst confirmed the senator is “doing well” and directed The Independent to her post on X when asked for comment. Mr Paul’s office did not immediately reply to The Independent’s request for comment.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who has battled frequently with Paul over the years on foreign policy issues, quipped to The Washington Post afterwards “God bless Rand Paul.”
“I never thought I’d say that,” he added.
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To bad they don’t all choke.
Especially all the pathological liars of the leftoid kkk like Grandholm. Seallwell biden Kamala and the new uncovered incompetent pathological lying champ Newsom