Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze for about 30 seconds on Wednesday while speaking with reporters after a speech in Covington, Kentucky.
The incident is similar to an episode McConnell experienced at the US Capitol late last month and is likely to raise additional questions about the fitness of the 81-year-old to lead the Senate Republican caucus.
Wednesday’s episode occurred when a reporter asked the Republican leader if he was planning to run for reelection in 2026. McConnell had to ask him to repeat the question several times, chuckled for a moment, and then paused.
Someone at his side then asked him, “Did you hear the question, senator, running for reelection in 2026?” McConnell did not respond.
Article includes video of the incident.
This man’s having seizures or strokes live on camera and no one’s doing anything about this.
I want to take a camera and microphone to a voting booth building and ask people “hey did you vote for a man over 70 years old today”
Just because it’s like encountering a bad show on live TV and skipping over it or a commercial and saying “damn that’s dumb who is buying this?!” And never finding out. The best eye opener is meeting people who you didn’t think actually existed.
I don’t think it’s a seizure. He probably pooped himself and realises that he smells like a piece of shit.
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People often poop themselves during seizures 😹
Good. Now reporters and camera-people know what to be on the lookout for. 💩
Oh that’s weird, he’s always talked like one too
A mini-stroke, perhaps?