A Fox News broadcast took a frightful turn when a host collapsed live on air.
During a “Fox News @ Night” segment May 8 discussing recent remarks from former President Joe Biden, political commentator Camryn Kinsey appeared to lose her train of thought before slipping from consciousness and falling from her chair.
“This is about incompetency, it’s not about uh, uh, ideology,” she said, referencing recent comments made by Biden suggesting his successor Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election due to sexism in the Republican party.
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The “uhs” continued as she struggled to find her words, then she collapsed from her chair, falling to the studio floor.
Host Jonathan Hunt reacted with surprise as crew members ran out to help, saying: “Oh my goodness, we’re just going to get some help here for Camryn.”
He then attempted to throw the segment back to another commentator before, clearly flustered, deciding instead to go to commercial break.
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Hunt later viewers that she had regained consciousness.
“We want to give you a quick update. Camryn is up and moving,” he told viewers after the commercial break. “We have paramedics checking her. We will keep you updated. We wish her all the best.”
In a post to X on May 9, Kinsey addressed the incident, saying she was thankful for the kindness of Fox staff during a “frightening” moment.
“Wow, sorry for the scare last night. I want to start by thanking the incredible Fox News team and the EMTs who responded with such speed and care,” she wrote. “It was an unexpected and frightening moment, but thanks to their professionalism and kindness, I’m doing well.”
“To everyone who has called, texted, prayed, or checked in, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your support has meant the world. I’m taking it slow, staying hydrated, letting my body rest, and thanking the Lord that everything is okay,” she continued. “It may not have been how I planned to end the segment, but I’ll be back on your TV soon. Hopefully long enough to finally finish my point about Kamala!”
Fox echoed that sentiment in a statement shared with USA TODAY May 9.
“After ‘Fox News @ Night’ guest Camryn Kinsey fainted during a live on-air appearance last night in our Los Angeles bureau, paramedics were called and she was treated and cleared,” a Fox News spokesperson wrote. “We are happy to hear she is now feeling much better and wish her a speedy recovery.”
Kinsey, who appears sometimes as a political pundit on Fox, briefly served as the external relations director in the White House presidential personnel office under President Donald Trump.
Serving for six months during Trump’s first term, she went on to work as a White House correspondent and reporter at One America News Network, a far-right political news channel.
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