Major news channel halts Trump coverage as doctor called live on air
A camera operator suffered a medical emergency during the final segment of CBS Evening News while broadcasting live from Taipei during President Donald Trump’s visit to China for his high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping
Trump landed in China today(Image: Getty)
Live coverage of Donald Trump’s visit to China was brought to an abrupt halt following a “medical emergency” that unfolded on-air. The alarming incident occurred during CBS’ transmission from Taiwan, as presenter Tony Dokoupil discussed preparations for the Trump-Xi summit.
The situation developed on “CBS Evening News” while Dokoupil was delivering the concluding segment from Taipei. The camera started trembling as he carried on speaking, before he paused and enquired: “Is he okay?
“We are going to take a quick break. We have a medical emergency here,” Dokoupil announced. “We are calling a doctor.”
Another voice could be heard off camera requesting someone to “call the doctor, please,” before correspondent Matt Gutman stepped in and directed the broadcast to an interval.
“Tonight during the final segment of CBS Evening News, our cameraman on set suffered a medical emergency,” the programme stated in a post on X. “Thankfully, he’s okay and recovering.”
CBS did not name the camera operator or reveal what triggered the medical emergency.
Trump is in Beijing for a crucial two-day visit and is scheduled to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
The US president’s first formal engagement today will be an arrival ceremony with Xi at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People.
The two leaders will also conduct discussions before a state banquet arranged for later this evening.
Tariffs, rivalry over technology, the Iran war and Taiwan are on the agenda for the two superpowers. Trump is accompanied by tech leaders, including Tesla’s Elon Musk and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang – prior to his arrival he stated he would request China to “open up” to US industry.
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