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A West Virginia businessman’s presidential bid took a dramatic turn recently when his pregnant wife collapsed during his official announcement.
Rollan Roberts II was several minutes into his target speech at the White House when his wife, Rebecca Lea Roberts, began to stumble before falling completely and toppling the American flag right next to him.
Rebecca, who is five months pregnant with the couple’s first child, lay on the ground for several seconds before Roberts moved to help her after several helpers intervened.
Since then, the Republican who has never been elected to public office has been mercilessly mocked on social media for his hesitance to help her.
This is Rollan Roberts II (right) and his wife Rebecca Lea Roberts (left)
To make matters worse, Rollan faced backlash for his campaign’s decision to edit the fainting video that was shared on his Facebook account.
“You probably missed this but another Republican announced he was running for president while his pregnant wife literally passed out in the background,” said a verified Twitter user who shared the full video of the incident.
The blackout came about seven minutes after the Republican businessman’s announcement outlining why voters should vote for him.
In the video, Rebecca can be seen starting to stumble to the side.
At one point, the businessman’s wife runs straight into an American flag before her knees give out and she falls to the ground of the West Virginia state capitol.
As Rebecca falls, taking the American flag with her, an attendant standing over her tries to catch her and then take the flag from her.
Roberts stands on the podium for several seconds as others on either side of him rush to her side to make sure she is okay and help her.
The blackout came about seven minutes after the Republican businessman’s announcement outlining why voters should vote for him.
In the video, Rebecca can be seen starting to stumble to the side.
At one point, the businessman’s wife runs straight into an American flag before her knees give out and she falls to the ground of the West Virginia state capitol.
As Rebecca climbs down, taking the American flag with her, a deputy next to her attempted to hold her up and then remove the flag.
Once the situation was resolved, Roberts greeted those who stepped in to help.
‘Can we lend a hand to the medical team for their assistance? She (Rebecca) is five months pregnant,” Roberts said.
“His blood pressure is fine, so we thank the Lord,” he continued.
It was a rocky start for the “American entrepreneur” who later faced backlash for editing the entire ordeal out of the video he shared on his campaign’s Facebook page.
‘HOW NICE ABOUT THE 7:30 MARK YOU DELETED THE PART WHERE YOUR WIFE PASSED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR SPEECH, AND STANDED THERE WONDERING WHETHER TO KEEP TALKING ON OR NOT, WHILE YOUR AIDS TRYING TO HELP HER. OH WELL, AT LEAST YOU WERE THE **FIFTH** PERSON TO COME TO HIS SIDE, HUH?’ a Facebook commenter responded to the video.
Rollan Roberts II is an ‘American businessman’ according to his campaign website
That was just one response to many criticisms and mockery of the candidate.
‘He’s going to have to work on those reflexes daddy!’ said one Twitter user.
However, this is not Roberts’ first child, according to his campaign. website. She has two daughters from a previous marriage.
“I’m not sure I remember a time when a candidate announced their intention to run for office and the campaign ended at the exact same moment,” another person wrote.
“I thought for a moment that I was not going to leave the podium,” said one person.
‘Wow! I counted a full 5 seconds before he made a move towards her. I hope she’s okay,” said another.
“He just stood there and looked at her like she was interrupting him,” wrote another.
One person shared the news of his announcement saying that “his pregnant wife literally passed out in the background.”
Commenters piled on Roberts II on Twitter
Social media users mocked and criticized the presidential candidate.
Roberts is endorsed by his father, Rollan Roberts I, a West Virginia state senator.
“It is my great pleasure to introduce my son to you today,” said the state senator. saying.