Fox News guest Camryn Kinsey is sharing an update after a scary on-air incident.
Kinsey, a political commentator who fainted live on the network during a May 8 appearance on “Fox News @ Night,” told the New York Post she is scheduled to return to Fox News this week. She explained the “shocking” health scare was likely the result of “severe” dehydration.
“I’m grateful my shoulder actually broke the fall, so there’s no concussion or bruising,” she said. “It was hard to hear my family so concerned, and I can only imagine what that looks like in real time − for my family and my friends and everyone watching.”
Kinsey, 24, also told the New York Post that the incident was “very scary,” but she “felt worse for the audience and the Fox News crew that was helping me than I did myself.”
In a previous post on X the day after she fainted, Kinsey, former external relations director in the White House presidential personnel office under President Donald Trump, said she was “doing well.” She thanked the “incredible Fox News team and the EMTs who responded with such speed and care” during the “unexpected and frightening moment.”
“To everyone who has called, texted, prayed, or checked in, thank you from the bottom of my heart,” she said. “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. 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!”
USA TODAY has reached out to Fox News for an update.
During the segment, Kinsey fainted while she was addressing comments by former President Joe Biden about why former Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election. After Kinsey fell out of her chair, host Jonathan Hunt told viewers that “we’re just going to get some help here for Camryn” and went to a commercial break.
After the break, Hunt shared an update that Kinsey was “up and moving,” adding, “We have paramedics checking her. We will keep you updated. We wish her all the best.”
In a previous statement shared with USA TODAY, a Fox News spokesperson said, “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. We are happy to hear she is now feeling much better and wish her a speedy recovery.”
On her X account, Kinsey has already made light of the moment by turning it into a meme. She shared photos of herself fainting on the air along with the caption, “Kamala when it’s time to visit the border.”
Contributing: Anna Kaufman
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