Former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge speaks on a panel on leadership during times of crisis at the Newseum in Washington, DC, February 22, 2016. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) HARRISBURG, Pa. - Former U.S.
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge suffered a stroke Wednesday at his home in suburban Washington, D.C., a longtime aide to the former Pennsylvania governor said.Ridge was taken by ambulance from the home in Bethesda, Maryland, to a hospital for treatment, Ridge spokesman Steve Aaron said.
Ridge was conscious upon arrival at the hospital and underwent a procedure that removed a blood clot, Aaron said.He described Ridge as being in critical but stable condition.Ridge, 75, was.