Former Texas Rep. Ron Paul has been hospitalized for “precautionary” reasons after he appeared to suffer a stroke during a live episode of his political show Liberty Report.
Paul, an 85-year-old former obstetrician who twice ran for president as a Republican, was in the middle of a conversation on his show on Friday when he began to slur words as a guest watched.
Speaking during her afternoon show on Fox News on Friday, host Harris Faulkner reported that Paul is “lucid and optimistic” at the hospital, and the former presidential candidate confirmed that he was doing OK, sharing a positive message on his Twitter.
“I am doing fine,” Paul wrote in a tweet later in the afternoon, along with a picture of him giving a thumbs-up at the hospital. “Thank you for your concern.”
Message from Ron Paul: “I am doing fine. Thank you for your concern.” pic.twitter.com/aALmLn8xIj
— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) September 25, 2020
Fox News congressional reporter Chad Pergram first reported that Paul, the father of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, was hospitalized for “precautionary” reasons on Friday afternoon.
A flood of well-wishers commented on Twitter, including Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, who asked his followers to pray for the anti-war icon.
Maine state Sen. Erik Brakey, who moved to the state in 2012 to work for Paul’s presidential campaign, called the Texan “the greatest champion of liberty in a generation.”
? Prayers for Dr. @RonPaul
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) September 25, 2020
Please pray for Ron Paul. It appears a medical issue may have just happened during his show.
— We Are Libertarians (@werlibertarians) September 25, 2020
Thoughts and prayers today with the greatest champion of Liberty in a generation, @RonPaul, and his family.
— Eric Brakey (@SenatorBrakey) September 25, 2020
