{"id":1983869,"date":"2023-07-27T05:32:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T09:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnells-freezing-episode-raises-age-and-health-concerns\/"},"modified":"2023-07-27T05:33:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T09:33:44","slug":"mcconnells-freezing-episode-raises-age-and-health-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnells-freezing-episode-raises-age-and-health-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell&#8217;s freezing incident sparks age and health worries."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fmcconnells-freezing-episode-raises-age-and-health-concerns%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=1983869&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--><h2>Concerns Raised Over Senate Minority Leader Mitch\u2062 McConnell&#8217;s Health<\/h2>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell&#8217;s (R-KY) recent medical episode\u2063 during a\u2063 press conference has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-accuses-ukraine-of-plotting-to-blow-up-nuclear-reactor-in-false-flag-op\/\" title=\"Russia Accuses Ukraine of Plotting to Blow Up Nuclear Reactor in False Flag Op\">sparked renewed concerns<\/a> \u200babout his overall health. The\u2063 incident occurred while McConnell was addressing reporters about \u2064the National\u2063 Defense Authorization Act. Suddenly, he froze, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnells-freezing-episode-raises-age-and-health-concerns\/\" title=\"McConnell's freezing incident sparks age and health worries.\">staring\u200b blankly ahead<\/a> for 18 seconds, causing alarm among those present.<\/p>\n<p>Senator \u2064John Barrasso (R-WY), a \u200cformer orthopedic surgeon\u200b and \u200dthe Senate\u200b GOP Conference chairman, approached the podium to\u2063 check on McConnell&#8217;s\u200b well-being. With the assistance of Barrasso and a McConnell aide, the Republican leader was escorted to his office down the hall. After a brief moment, McConnell returned to answer questions from reporters.<\/p>\n<h3>McConnell&#8217;s Response \u200cand \u200bRecovery<\/h3>\n<p>When\u2062 asked about the incident, McConnell simply stated, &#8220;I&#8217;m fine.&#8221; A McConnell aide confirmed this statement, emphasizing that McConnell\u2062 had felt lightheaded and needed a\u200d moment \u2062to step away. However, upon returning, \u2064he demonstrated sharpness during the Q&#038;A session.<\/p>\n<p>Walking back to the Senate floor, McConnell assured reporters waiting\u200c outside his \u200coffice \u200cthat he was \u200dokay. Although he did not\u200c directly address whether he was dehydrated or had \u200bconsulted a doctor, he did mention that President Joe Biden had called to check on \u2063him. In a lighthearted manner, \u2064McConnell joked about being &#8220;sandbagged,&#8221; alluding\u200b to \u2062Biden&#8217;s recent fall at the Air\u2063 Force Academy graduation.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s\u200d concern\u2064 and the positive \u200cfeedback from Senate Republicans who spent time with McConnell that evening highlight the significance of the episode. Despite initial worries, McConnell appeared to be doing \u2064much better, according to \u200cthose who \u2062interacted\u200b with him.<\/p>\n<h3>Support and Confidence in McConnell&#8217;s Leadership<\/h3>\n<p>Senator Barrasso, who \u2062expressed ongoing concern for McConnell&#8217;s \u200bhealth, dismissed \u200cthe notion that\u200c his condition was \u2062worsening. He stated that he had &#8220;no\u2064 new concerns&#8221; and\u200b praised McConnell&#8217;s remarkable recovery. Other senators, including Senator John \u200cCornyn (R-TX), a close ally of McConnell, affirmed their confidence in\u2064 his ability to\u200d fulfill his\u200b duties and expressed support for his continued leadership.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell&#8217;s recent fall was not his first significant medical challenge. As a polio survivor, he has faced physical obstacles throughout\u2063 his life. Despite these\u200d challenges, McConnell has maintained a full schedule and \u2062continues to lead the Senate GOP.<\/p>\n<p>Following the incident, media \u2063outlets reported two additional falls\u2062 that McConnell experienced this year, which were previously unknown. These\u200b incidents, along with his advanced age, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-was-my-son-texas-mom-wont-be-charged-after-aborting-baby-against-fathers-wishes\/\" title=\"\u2018It Was My Son\u2019: Texas Mom Won\u2019t Be Charged After Aborting Baby Against Father\u2019s Wishes\">brought renewed attention<\/a> \u2062to his health.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear\u200c that McConnell&#8217;s health is a topic of concern, but his resilience and determination \u2063to fulfill \u2064his responsibilities as Senate Minority Leader remain unwavering.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell&#8217;s (R-KY) health raised concerns after a scary incident at a press conference. While discussing the National Defense Authorization Act, McConnell, 81, froze for 18 seconds, wearing a blank expression. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), the Senate GOP, witnessed the episode.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1983870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1983869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1983869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1983870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1983869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1983869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1983869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}