New Hampshire Gov Chris Sununu sprang into action on Sunday during a lobster roll eating contest after a competitor suddenly began showing signs of distress, choking on a piece of crustacean meat until the governor swept in and dislodged it with the Heimlich maneuver, the Daily Beast reports.
The Republican – who knows a thing or two about choking given his record during Sunday morning show appearances this year – was on stage helping to officiate the annual Hampton Beach Lobster Roll Eating Competition when eater Christian Moreno choked under the spotlight. Moreno didn’t even know who had saved him until after. “My counter came up to me and, like, made a joke. And was like, ‘Oh, like, I bet nobody else can say that they’ve gotten the Heimlich from the governor before. And I looked at him, was just like, that was, that was the governor?” the man told WMUR.
Moreno was able to consume nine lobster rolls during the contest, seven of them after the choking incident, which impressed Sununu. It was not enough to win the competition however.