News Rep. Jerry Nadler appears to faint at New York City event with Bill de Blasio May 24, 2019 Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY Comments Off on Rep. Jerry Nadler appears to faint at New York City event with Bill de Blasio Rep. Jerry Nadler said it "was very warm in the room" and that he was "dehydrated and felt a bit ill" after appearing to faint at an NYC event.