Reporter passes out during White House press briefing

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A reporting intern for a broadcast news network passed out and needed medical attention during a White House press briefing on Tuesday amid dangerously hot temperatures in Washington, D.C.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre paused the briefing and rushed to check on the person, who was affected by the heat and is now being attended to by White House medical staff as of 2:13 p.m. She acknowledged that it was hot in the press briefing room.

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