Trump enemy Jerry Nadler almost passes out at press conference with New York mayor Bill de Blasio and is carried out on a stretcher to the hospital House Judiciary chairman Jerry Nadler appeared to almost collapse during a press conference in New York with its mayor Bill de Blasio De Blasio was speaking when the senior Democratic congressman slumped beside him The New York mayor - who is also running for president - gave him Gatorade and Nadler was asked if he was Ok and said: 'No.' Doctors in the audience treated him before the hall was cleared and Nadler, 71, was taken on a stretcher to be treated for apparent dehydration New York mayor's office took down a YouTube video on the official feed of the collapse By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 18:20 BST, 24 May 2019 | Updated: 18:47 BST, 24 May 2019 2 Viewcomments Jerry Nadler, the House Democratic chair, appeared to almost collapse Friday when he slumped and said he was unwell as he sat beside New York mayor Bill de Blasio at a press conference in the city. The 71-year-old, a frequent target for Donald Trump, was put on a stretcher and taken to a waiting ambulance for treatment for 'dehydration.' His spokesperson told NBC4 News he was 'responsive and receiving a check-up.' He was taken to the hospital for medical attention and later tweeted that he was 'feeling much better.' The drama unfolded at a school in the Upper West Side of Manhattan where he was joining de Blasio - a 2020 candidate - to speak about road safety. While the mayor was speaking, Nadler slumped in his chair and put his hand to his head. He appeared pale. De Blasio turned round and offered him what the New York Times reported was Gatorade while three medical staff in white coats who were attending the event came to give him attention. Collapse: Jerry Nadler slumped in his chair and appeared pale before being offered Gatorade by the mayor. Officials called an ambulance to the New York public school where he fell ill Aid: New York mayor Bill de Blasio gavee the 71-year-old Nadler water; he was also given an orange Intervention: Three medical staff who had come to the event in white coats rushed to Nadler's aid Call off the event: Officials emptied the school hall as concern mounted for Nadler As concern mounted, de Blasio asked Nadler if he was OK. The congressman replied 'no.' He was given water and also an orange, and appeared to recover slightly. After a few minutes, officials closed the hall and ordered the audience to leave, and an ambulance arrived. Nadler was put on a stretcher and taken to the ambulance, which was backed up in the alley behind the school - P.S. 199 on West 70th Street. Much of the collapse was seen on a YouTube video feed provided by the New York mayor's office but early Friday afternoon the video was taken down. The collapse came after a bruising week for Nadler in which he had been singled out by Trump at a free-wheeling press conference in the White House and been part of efforts to stop rank-and-file Democrats pushing for the president's impeachment. He also held a session of the committee on Tuesday where former White House counsel Don McGahn declined to attend. Before: Jerry Nadler tweeted a picture of him arriving at P.S. 199 on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with New York mayor Bill de Blasio At work: Nadler had spent much of the week in Washington D.C. where he had chaired the House Judiciary Committee session which former White House counsel Don McGahn refused to attend Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility