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"Man, he went right down the hatch," Premier Doug Ford said after accidentally swallowing a bee during a press conference Friday.

He’s going to be laughing all the way to the city, ” Ford said of the Global News reporter. “He has a lot of real estate!” “I just swallowed a bee,” Ford said before grabbing a bottle of water.

Twitter is buzzing after Ontario Premier Doug Ford swallowed a bee during an announcement in Dundalk, Ont. on Friday.

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This one has got to hurt. Ontario Premier Doug Ford had quite a painful (but free) snack this morning. While speaking to media and answering questi...

Or Doug Ford with bees in his mouth and when he does an announcement, he shoots bees at you?— Justin Ling (@Justin_Ling) https://t.co/dn3XjRYKxP August 12, 2022 It seems the tiny bee did travel down Ford's esophagus and into his gut. Doug Ford goes viral for swallowing and eating buzzing bee during live TV appearance He tells reporters that he's good to go and that the bee is "down here buzzing around right now," pointing to his freshly-fed stomach. Release Doug Ford? Or the bees? Doug Ford goes viral for swallowing and eating buzzing bee during live TV appearance

Yes, you read that right. Premier Doug Ford just swallowed a bee on live camera, and it really set today's press conference a buzz.

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Doug Ford's live news conference on Friday was unexpectedly interrupted after the premier swallowed and choked on a bee.

“That’s a good one. Ford was in the middle of responding to a question about Ontario’s health-care staffing crisis and recent comments by Health Minister Syvlia Jones regarding the further privatization in the sector. Ford was a good sport about the incident and told reporters in attendance to replay the “blooper.”

'He's wedged in my throat'; Ontario Premier was answering a question about staff shortages at hospitals when a bee flew into his mouth.

“This is a good one. “Sorry guys, the little bugger got away in there.” “He’s wedged in my throat,” he said.

Doug Ford's live news conference on Friday was unexpectedly interrupted after the premier swallowed and choked on a bee.

“That’s a good one. Ford was in the middle of responding to a question about Ontario’s health-care staffing crisis and recent comments by Health Minister Syvlia Jones regarding the further privatization in the sector. Ford was a good sport about the incident and told reporters in attendance to replay the “blooper.”

At a press conference Friday afternoon, Ontario Premier Doug Ford swallowed a bee while talking about potentially privatizing health care.

— The Beaverton (@TheBeaverton)August 12, 2022 — matt rorabeck (@mattrorabeck)August 12, 2022 — Mandy Kovacs (@MandyVKovacs)August 12, 2022 — Huda Hassan (@_hudahassan)August 12, 2022 He has a lot of real estate,” he laughed. — Rob Gill (@vote4robgill)August 12, 2022

Premier Doug Ford was taking questions from reporters on Friday morning when he had a startling encounter with an unexpected visitor.