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Aug 30 2023
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Mitch McConnell appears to freeze during news conference a second time
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) appeared to freeze while speaking Wednesday at a press conference, with an aide stepping in to repeat a question asked while the senator remained silent.
Why it matters: This is the second time McConnell has appeared unable to speak this summer during an interaction with reporters.
Driving the news: A reporter had asked McConnell
Axios
Sep 07 2023
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Rand Paul isn't buying Capitol Hill doctor's diagnosis of Mitch McConnell
Senator Rand Paul questions the diagnosis put forward about Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s episodes ‘freezes’ that have happened recently. He isn’t buying the Capitol Hill physician’s report that lays the blame on dehydration. Rand Paul is an ophthalmologist who has practiced medicine for more than 25 years. Dr. Brian Monahan said that there is no evidence that McConnell had a stroke or
HotAir
Sep 05 2023
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Mitch McConnell makes first public speech since freezing incident in Kentucky
WASHINGTON — All eyes were on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Tuesday afternoon during an otherwise routine speech as the Kentucky lawmaker made his first public remarks since freezing before reporters last week in Kentucky. McConnell finished his opening floor remarks with no incidents as the Senate reconvened Tuesday, following a six-week recess when lawmakers returned to
"USA Today" Contributor
Sep 02 2023
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Week in politics: Short-term spending measure; Mitch McConnell freezes again
NPR Fact Check
Sep 01 2023
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National Review Urges Mitch McConnell To Pass The Torch Of GOP Senate Leadership
The editors of the conservative magazine National Review are calling on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to step aside from leadership following his frozen episode at a Kentucky event earlier this week, just months after he experienced a similar moment on Capitol Hill. McConnell, 81, was cleared to return to work by U.S. Capitol attending physician Brian Monahan, but questions
HuffPost
Aug 31 2023
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Mitch McConnell's latest freeze-up sheds light on a MUCH BIGGER issue
We talk a lot about politics on here, but when it comes to Sen. Mitch McConnell, politics need to be set aside. Back in July, McConnell froze mid-speech at a news conference, and unfortunately, it wasn’t a one-time incident. This past Wednesday in Covington, Kentucky, McConnell froze again when reporters asked him whether he was planning on running for re-election. Like him or not, the man
The Blaze
Aug 31 2023
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Capitol Physician Clears Mitch McConnell After Second Freeze Before Cameras
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been medically cleared to continue his public schedule by the Congressional attending physician, according to a note released by his office. McConnell, 81, froze during a press conference while addressing a question of whether he would run for re-election in 2026, being unable to speak or move further, before being led away by his staff and Capitol
The Daily Caller
Aug 31 2023
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Mitch McConnell freezes up again: Here are his recent health scares
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell froze at a press conference in Kentucky on Wednesday, the second time he has had a health scare before cameras in roughly a month. McConnell's office later sent a statement that the senator "felt momentarily lightheaded and paused during his press conference today." In July the 81-year-old Kentucky Republican, who is the longest-serving party leader in
The Courier-Journal
Aug 31 2023
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Kentucky's Democratic Governor Wouldn't Say If He'd Replace Mitch McConnell With a Republican
After his second public freeze up in about five weeks, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) fitness for office is under renewed scrutiny. But his quest to stay in leadership—or the quest of those around him to keep him in leadership, as it may be—could actually stem from a potential threat by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D). Kentucky, until recently, was a state that allowed the
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