Ron Paul, the iconoclastic former Republican congressman from Texas who ran for president three times, attracting an enthusiastic following among libertarians, was hospitalized on Friday after he appeared to experience a medical episode and slurred his words while appearing on a livestream video. Video posted on Twitter showed Mr. Paul talking about economics on his YouTube channel before his speech became unintelligible. “Message from Ron Paul: ‘I am doing fine. It was not immediately clear if Mr. Paul had experienced a stroke. Representatives for Mr. Paul and his son Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, did not immediately respond to messages seeking information about his condition on Friday.

Source: New York Times September 25, 2020 19:30 UTC