Mississippi Lt. Gov. Collapses While Presiding Over State Senate in Scary Video

The Mississippi state Senate was taking up a block of appropriations bills on Wednesday morning.

Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, 77, was presiding over the Senate chamber at about 11 a.m. local time.

But what happened next was a pretty scary moment. As Hosemann stood at the microphone, he suddenly slumped and then just collapsed, toppling to the ground.

BREAKING: Mississippi Lt. Gov Delbert Hosemann just collapsed while presiding over the State Senate. pic.twitter.com/yfLcUZPZWT
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 19, 2025

Staff and officials ran over, with one calling out "Delbert!" As some called for a nurse, state Senator Josh Harkins called for a recess as people rushed to help Hosemann. That was something, that he did that before he even turned to help Hosemann:

Medical staff tended to him as he appeared to be conscious and was sitting upright shortly after he fell. Later, Hosemann was seen walking out of the Capitol flanked by staff and security and he got in a government vehicle, not one of two AMR ambulances that had been stationed outside.
Just before noon, a spokeswoman for Hosemann issued a brief statement that said: “Lieutenant Governor Hosemann is doing well and in good spirits. He appreciates all of the medical staff and is eager to return to work.”

Harkins said Hosemann tried to joke about it, but said he is now "doing well":

I appreciate all of the calls and text messages concerning Lt Governor Hosemann. As he walked out of the Capitol a little while ago, he looked at us and said, “Hey, that last bill was awful!”

He is doing well and if I know him he will be trying to come back to the Capitol today.
— Senator Josh Harkins (@SenatorHarkins) February 19, 2025

They have not clarified yet what caused him to collapse. Hopefully, he is okay, and the initial reports sounded like he is.

A lot of the time, when people faint, it turns out to be dehydration. But they still need to check out all of the possibilities, then they need to inform the public as to what happened--particularly because he is the Lt. Governor.

We've seen some other cases lately. For example, you had Rep. John Larson (D- CT), 76, suffer a medical episode on the floor of the House that looked like a TIA. We were told later it was a "reaction to medication."

But then the Larson story "evolved" -- he later released a statement blaming an old condition for the freezing-up episode in the House:

"Fifteen years ago, I had a heart valve replacement due to a variation in the shape of my aortic valve that I was born with," Larson wrote in a statement posted to X. "Sometimes, people with this condition can later develop symptoms such as the momentary change in speech or movement that was apparent yesterday."
He continued, "The doctors have prescribed medication that, according to them, will greatly reduce the chance of this happening again. I will be able to resume and active schedule, including my duties as a Member of Congress, beginning tomorrow, when I plan to be present and voting on the House floor."

The statement didn't quite explain what medication he had taken that he had initially blamed, and for what condition he was taking the medication.

This is a developing story. RedState will provide updates as more information becomes available.