Republican Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert’s crown tooth fell out during a press conference on Tuesday.
The incident occurred during the House Freedom Caucus press conference while Gohmert was speaking. About a minute into his speech, something fell from the top part of the inside of his mouth. The Texas congressman briefly stopped speaking as it happened before moving the item – a crown tooth, according to a spokeswoman from Gohmert’s office – towards the back of his mouth.
“The Congressman is fine. A temporary crown that he is having replaced came loose,” Lauren McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for Gohmert, told the Daily Caller.
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Rep. Louie Gohmert’s tooth just fell out at his press conference. pic.twitter.com/ieeEeBtcXp
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Gohmert resumed speaking soon afterwards. At first some reports alleged that the item in his mouth was a piece of gum. Upon further inspection, however, many declared that it seemed to be his tooth.
The congressman tested positive for COVID-19 in July prior to a scheduled flight with President Donald Trump. He made a full recovery and said afterwards that he felt “better than before [he] had it,” according to the Longview News Journal. (RELATED: ‘No Rules About When You Can Make Noise’: Congressional Hearing Goes Off The Rails As Louie Gohmert Refuses To Stop Banging His Desk)