Joe Wilson hospitalized after medical emergency
Veteran GOP Rep. Joe Wilson was hospitalized Tuesday after having a medical emergency at an event in Washington, his office said.
Wilson (R-S.C.) was at an event celebrating Ukrainian independence and was treated at the scene by a doctor who was among those in attendance, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The person was granted anonymity to discuss the event before full details had been publicly released.
The congressman's son, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, said in a statement on social media site X that his father experienced "stroke-like symptoms" after speaking with his mother.
"I was able to speak with him moments ago and I am incredibly thankful that he is stable and being monitored by medical professionals," Alan Wilson wrote.
Wilson's office said in a brief statement on the social media site X that the congressman had “taken ill and is being evaluated at a local hospital in Washington, DC” without elaborating further on his condition.
Additional information was not available about his status.
Wilson is co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus and has been a rare outspoken Republican in support of the country in its ongoing war against Russia. News of his medical emergency was first reported by The State.
Wilson has been a member of the House since 2001 and is a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The congressman is perhaps best known for shouting "you lie!" as President Barack Obama made a nationally televised speech to Congress. He later apologized.
Since then, Wilson has easily won reelection in his heavily Republican district in central and southwest South Carolina.
Paul McLeary contributed to this report.
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