{"id":1983412,"date":"2023-07-26T17:09:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T21:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-leaves-news-conference-after-freezing-mid-sentence\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T17:10:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T21:10:25","slug":"mcconnell-leaves-news-conference-after-freezing-mid-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-leaves-news-conference-after-freezing-mid-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell abruptly exits press conference, halting his speech."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmcconnell-leaves-news-conference-after-freezing-mid-sentence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1983412&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/roy-francis\/\" target=\"_blank\">Roy Francis<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>1:55 PM \u2013 Wednesday, July 26, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>During a press conference on Wednesday, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell captivated the\u200c audience \u2062with a momentary pause. As he delivered his\u2064 remarks, McConnell briefly stopped and stared into space for several seconds, leaving everyone wondering what was going on in his mind.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>McConnel (R-Ky.) stood at his podium for the weekly press conference, and said that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hispanic-caucus-takes-aim-at-african-american-veterans-service-on-key-panel\/\" title=\"Hispanic Caucus Takes Aim at African-American Veteran\u2019s Service on Key Panel\">annual defense bill<\/a> is proceeding with \u201cgood bipartisan cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, in a surprising turn of events, he lost his train of\u200b thought and trailed off midsentence. \u200cFor about 20 seconds, he appeared to be lost in his own world, until his Republican colleagues intervened and asked\u2063 if he wanted to return to his office.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appears to have a health issue while speaking during a press conference in the U.S. \u200cCapitol. About 12 minutes later, the Minority Leader returned\u200b to the press conference and, when asked about\u200c what happened, said, &#8220;I&#8217;m fine.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EU7zDzGT0m\">pic.twitter.com\/EU7zDzGT0m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CSPAN \u200b(@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1684278322098761728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and an aide of\u200b McConnell escorted him back to his office, while Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and others continued addressing the press.<\/p>\n<p>After a few minutes, McConnell\u200b returned to the press conference and confidently answered questions from the press.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Q: \u200d&#8221;Could you address what\u200c happened\u200d here at the start of the press conference and was it related to your injury from earlier this year where you suffered a concussion?&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Sen. McConnell:\u200c &#8220;I&#8217;m fine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Q: &#8220;You&#8217;re fine? You&#8217;re fully able to do your job?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McConnell: &#8220;Yeah.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Can1RtzqmM\">pic.twitter.com\/Can1RtzqmM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2063CSPAN (@cspan)\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1684269371898707969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>When asked \u200babout the incident and its relation to his previous fall and injury, McConnell assured everyone that\u2062 he \u200dwas\u200b &#8220;fine&#8221; and fully capable of performing \u2062his duties.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year,\u200d McConnell suffered a concussion and a fractured rib after falling and hitting his head at a hotel\u2062 in Washington. After spending six\u2064 weeks recovering at home, he returned \u200cto the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Senator John Barrasso, a former orthopedic surgeon and the number three Republican in the Senate, expressed his confidence \u2064in McConnell&#8217;s recovery and leadership.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI said I was concerned when he fell and hit\u2064 his head a number of months ago and was\u2062 hospitalized,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I think he\u2019s made a remarkable recovery, he\u2019s doing a great job leading our conference and was able to answer every question the press asked him today.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McConnell, who has \u200dbeen serving in the Senate since 1984, became the longest-serving Senate party leader in January after being reelected to another \u200cterm in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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