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76 Republican U.S. statesmanlike campaigner and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum speaks during Fair-Side Chat with Governor of Iowa Kim Reynolds (not pictured), astatine the Iowa State Fair successful Des Moines, Iowa, August 11, 2023.
Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum was injured playing hoops and whitethorn not beryllium capable to be the archetypal Republican statesmanlike statement Wednesday night.
A root from Burgum's run confirmed to NBC News that Burgum, 67, suffered a limb wounded during a crippled of pick-up hoops with his unit connected Tuesday.
He was transported to a Milwaukee exigency country and discharged from the infirmary the aforesaid day, the root told NBC, confirming earlier reporting from CNN.
It is "unclear if helium volition beryllium capable to stand" astatine the two-hour debate, which is acceptable to aerial connected Fox News starting astatine 9 p.m. ET connected Wednesday night, the root said.
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