Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) used the Heimlich maneuver on Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) after she started choking at a Senate lunch Thursday afternoon, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-rand-paul-performs-heimlich-maneuver-choking-joni-ernst" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-rand-paul-performs-heimlich-maneuver-choking-joni-ernst" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-rand-paul-performs-heimlich-maneuver-choking-joni-ernst" aria-label="multiple">multiple</a> <a href="https://x.com/burgessev/status/1730300379814883635?s=20" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://x.com/burgessev/status/1730300379814883635?s=20" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://x.com/burgessev/status/1730300379814883635?s=20" aria-label="outlets">outlets</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/lizcgoodwin/status/1730306231498068028" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://twitter.com/lizcgoodwin/status/1730306231498068028" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://twitter.com/lizcgoodwin/status/1730306231498068028" aria-label="reported">reported</a>—an incident Ernst later joked about on social media.

<div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/6568e713d3b506199d06c213/Republicans-Senators-Leave-Their-Weekly-Party-Luncheon-On-Capitol-Hill/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=3709&amp;cropY1=0&amp;cropY2=2085" alt="Republicans Senators Leave Their Weekly Party Luncheon On Capitol Hill" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion><p class="color-body light-text">Sen. Rand Paul used the Heimlich maneuver on Sen. Joni Ernst at a Senate lunch event on Thursday.</p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></figcaption>

 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>Ernst <a href="https://twitter.com/SenJoniErnst/status/1730305438585946450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1730305438585946450%7Ctwgr%5E2561fa45aa54cc878c0195ee890683cd6866881d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Frand-paul-uses-heimlich-maneuver-to-save-u-s-senator-choking-on-lunch%3F3Futm_source%3Dtwitterutm_medium%3Dsocialutm_campaign%3Ddwnewstwitter" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://twitter.com/SenJoniErnst/status/1730305438585946450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1730305438585946450%7Ctwgr%5E2561fa45aa54cc878c0195ee890683cd6866881d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Frand-paul-uses-heimlich-maneuver-to-save-u-s-senator-choking-on-lunch%3F3Futm_source%3Dtwitterutm_medium%3Dsocialutm_campaign%3Ddwnewstwitter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://twitter.com/SenJoniErnst/status/1730305438585946450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1730305438585946450%7Ctwgr%5E2561fa45aa54cc878c0195ee890683cd6866881d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Frand-paul-uses-heimlich-maneuver-to-save-u-s-senator-choking-on-lunch%3F3Futm_source%3Dtwitterutm_medium%3Dsocialutm_campaign%3Ddwnewstwitter" aria-label="confirmed">confirmed</a> the incident in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying: “Can’t help but choke on the woke policies Dems are forcing down our throats.”</p>  <p><em>This is a developing story and will be updated.</em></p>  </div>


The lunch reportedly included pork chops and ribeye steak.
{ai:summary}<p>Sen. Rand Paul saved Sen. Joni Ernst from choking at a Senate lunch. Ernst later joked about it on social media. #politics</p>

Rand Paul Uses Heimlich Maneuver On Sen. Ernst After Choking At Senate Lunch

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