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Jul 28 2023
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What REALLY happened to Mitch McConnell
Right in the middle of a speech, in mid-sentence, Mitch McConnell abruptly stopped talking and became stiff and lifeless. There was speculation that he suffered a stroke or some kind of seizure. Later, McConnell was asked what he believed had happened to him, and he didn’t answer! (He simply said “I’m fine.”) So, what is he trying to hide? Just seconds before McConnell’s sudden freeze, he used
Daily KosSep 06 2023
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Mitch McConnell Says He's Not Going Anywhere
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was defiant on Wednesday, brushing off calls for him to step down as leader of his conference after he froze in front of reporters last week.
“I’m going to finish my term as leader and I’m going to finish my Senate term,” McConnell said at a packed weekly press conference on Capitol Hill.
McConnell offered no new details about his
HuffPostSep 02 2023
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Mike Thompson: Sen. Mitch McConnell's health
After experiencing his second health episode in public in recent weeks, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been cleared for work by his doctors. I'm glad nothing was seriously wrong with Kentucky's senior senator. I wish him good health and hope his health concerns are behind him. Still, the secrecy around McConnell's recent health scares concern me. Both he and his staff have
Star TribuneAug 31 2023
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Republicans Are Starting to Call on Mitch McConnell to Resign
Republicans are over Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) public lapses in functionin g. On Wednesday, the senator froze at a press conference, unable to speak, for more than 20 seconds as his aides attempted to prompt him to answer. A nd that’s the second time in five weeks this has happened in the middle of a press conference, which suggests it’s happening a lot more than the
JezebelAug 07 2023
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Mitch McConnell booed and heckled with chants of ‘RETIRE’ and ‘DITCH MITCH’ at local event
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell wasn’t feeling the love from his own constituents who loudly booed and chanted “RETIRE” and “DITCH MITCH” as he spoke at a local event over the weekend. On Saturday, the Kentucky Republican was speaking at the 143rd annual Fancy Farm picnic, a summertime event that has been a staple in the Bluegrass State since 1881, and at times he was completely drowned
Bizpac ReviewJan 15 2019
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Mitch McConnell Rules
In the daily headlines, the government shutdown—now the longest in American history—is reported as a clash between two uncompromising forces: President Trump and Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Jan 16 2024
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Speaker Johnson praises Trump for 'decisive' Iowa caucus victory; Mitch McConnell silent
The top two Republicans in Congress had two very different approaches to former President Donald Trump's commanding victory in the Iowa caucuses on Monday night. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., praised the ex-president and said he was key to the GOP winning back the Senate, White House and retaining the House in November. On the other side of the U.S. Capitol, Senate Minority Leader Mitch
Fox News (Online News)Sep 26 2015
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Is Mitch McConnell next?
Conservatives at the Values Voter Summit cheered Friday morning when they learned that House Speaker John Boehner was retiring. Friday afternoon, they cheered again when someone suggested the next establishment Republican to lose his job should be Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
"Here's what I say in response to Speaker Boehner stepping down. Mitch McConnell, it is now your turn
CNN (Online News)