Ernst chokes during “Iowa Day” lunch for GOP senators

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Washington-  A Kentucky senator who’s an eye doctor performed the Heimlich maneuver on Iowa Senator Joni Ernst Thursday as she was choking during a lunch with fellow GOP senators.

Radio Iowa reports that Ernst thanked Senator Rand Paul in a social media post, and joked that she couldn’t help but choke on what she called “the woke policies Democrats are forcing down our throats.

Senator Chuck Grassley posted a photo online showing Ernst holding a plate with a beef sandwich and some kind of side dish.

It was an “Iowa Day” lunch for Republicans in the US Senate, with pork and beef on the menu.