Mitch McConnell Appears To Freeze Up Again During Press Gaggle

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze up again while he was answering questions from reporters at an event in Kentucky.

McConnell was asked about whether he planned to run for re-election in 2026. He started to answer but then stopped. An aide then stepped in to see if he had heard the question, but he continued to stare ahead. The aide then said, “I’m sorry you all. We’re going to need a minute.” McConnell paused for another 30 seconds before resuming.

McConnell’s office later said in a statement to reporters that he felt lightheaded and paused during the event. They said that he would consult a physician before his next event.

Last month, at an incident at the Capitol, McConnell stopped in the middle of a sentence as he was speaking to reporters at a regularly scheduled press conference. Later, he returned to the press conference and told reporters, “I’m fine.”

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The 81-year-old senator suffered a fall earlier this year. He returned to the Capitol in April, after about a month of rehabilitation that included a hospital stay for treatment of a concussion. News outlets also reported that McConnell tripped and fell at Reagan National Airport last month.

The incidents have raised speculation as to whether McConnell, in freezing up, was experiencing the after-effects of the concussion.

McConnell was first elected to the Senate in 1984. He served as minority leader from 2007 to 2015, and majority leader from 2015 to 2021. He returned to his position as minority leader when Democrats regained control of the chamber.

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