On Thursday night, May 8, 2025, Fox News guest commentator Camryn Kinsey suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed during a live segment of Fox News @ Nightusatoday.com. Kinsey had been speaking mid-sentence about President Biden’s recent comments on Kamala Harris’s election loss when she began stuttering and “slipped from consciousness and [fell] from her chair” out of camera viewusatoday.com. The show’s fill-in host, Jonathan Hunt, appeared shocked; he called for help (“Oh my goodness, we’re just going to get some help here for Camryn”) as crew rushed to aid Kinseyusatoday.com. Hunt briefly attempted to shift to another guest but ultimately cut to a commercial break insteadusatoday.com.
After the break, Hunt told viewers that Kinsey had regained consciousness and was being attended by paramedics. “Camryn is up and moving,” he reported, noting that medical staff were checking on herusatoday.com. Fox News later issued a statement saying paramedics had treated and cleared Kinsey, adding that she was “now feeling much better” and wishing her a speedy recoveryusatoday.com. Kinsey herself addressed the incident the next day, tweeting that she was thankful to the Fox News team and EMTs for their quick care after the “unexpected and frightening moment” and that she was doing wellusatoday.com.
The on-air collapse drew an outpouring of concern on social media. Many viewers posted prayers and well-wishes for Kinsey’s healthhindustantimes.com. Some, however, criticized Hunt’s handling of the emergency. As Hindustan Times noted, one Twitter user wrote “Oh my lord I hope she is ok” while another said “many people are praying for you Camryn,” but others called Hunt’s response “cold,” saying he should have immediately helped Kinsey instead of carrying onhindustantimes.comhindustantimes.com. By the following day, news outlets reported that Fox News confirmed Kinsey was recovering well, and social media continued to express support for the analyst.
Sources: Fox News statements and coverage by USA Today and Hindustan Times
