{"id":1986700,"date":"2023-07-31T11:04:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T15:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-breaks-silence-on-mcconnells-health-says-what-must-happen-now\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T11:05:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T15:05:13","slug":"trump-breaks-silence-on-mcconnells-health-says-what-must-happen-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-breaks-silence-on-mcconnells-health-says-what-must-happen-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump comments on McConnell&#8217;s health, emphasizes necessary actions."},"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%2Ftrump-breaks-silence-on-mcconnells-health-says-what-must-happen-now%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=1986700&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>Trump Breaks Silence on McConnell&#8217;s Health, Says What Must Happen Now<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump\u2064 sat down for an interview with\u200d Breitbart News \u200breporter Matt Boyle on Sunday, where \u200che spoke about \u200dRepublican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell\u2019s recent \u2064incident at the \u2063podium where he seemed to have\u2063 frozen up briefly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood afternoon, everyone. \u200bWe\u2019re\u200b on a path to\u200c finishing the NDAA (National \u2064Defense Authorization Act) \u200bthis week, \u2062there\u2019s been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-leaves-news-conference-after-freezing-mid-sentence\/\" title=\"McConnell abruptly exits press conference, halting his speech.\">good bipartisan cooperation<\/a> and a string of \u2026 \u201d McConnell \u2062told reporters Wednesday, before\u200b drifting off \u200binto space, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mcconnell-freezes-up-press-conference-later-says-im-fine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox\u2063 News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou OK, Mitch?\u201d Wisconsin Republican Sen. \u2063John \u200dBarrasso asked. \u201cIs there anything else you want to say \u2062or should \u200bwe just go\u200b back to your office?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Mitch McConnell \u2064freezes up at a press conference.\u2064 Reason unknown.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KAOCzqA0aa\">pic.twitter.com\/KAOCzqA0aa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1684268327240097794?\">July 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McConnell was then\u200c sidelined from the \u2064podium as South Dakota Republican\u200d Sen. John Thune addressed \u200dreporters.<\/p>\n<p>However, this is not the first time the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-spokesman-gop-leader-mcconnell-hospitalized-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-nadler-call-flynn-pardon-abuse-of-power\/\" title=\"Schiff, Nadler Call Flynn Pardon 'Abuse of Power'\">minority leader<\/a><\/a> \u2062has been the\u2064 subject of what could\u2062 be described as a health issue.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, McConnell \u201cface-planted\u201d headfirst\u2064 while walking down the\u2064 stairs of an airplane at Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, D.C, according to\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/mcconnell-fell-recently-dc-airport-prior-wednesdays-freeze-rcna96568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC \u2064News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell \u200bhas also had to use wheelchairs to travel around the airport, a\u2063 source\u2064 told NBC\u200d News.<\/p>\n<h3>Do you think McConnell needs to step down?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Trump,\u2063 when asked \u2063if \u200che had seen video of McConnell freezing up, said, \u201cI did,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/07\/30\/exclusive-video-trump-mcconnell-health-problems-sad-should-step-down-have-have-new-gop-leader-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breitbart News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He said it was time for McConnell to step down from the post, according to Breitbart, and that it\u2019s time for the GOP to find a new leader in the\u2064 Senate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to have\u200d that,\u201d Trump said, according to Breitbart. \u201cNo, we have to \u200chave that. \u2064We have some people in\u2064 the Senate \u200cthat are fantastic and would be great at that position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bformer president described McConnell\u2019s incident as \u201csad\u201d during his interview with Breitbart News, but also touched on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-hair-on-fire-emergency-leftists-react-to-liz-cheneys-ouster\/\" title=\"\u2018A Hair-On-Fire Emergency\u2019: Leftists React To Liz Cheney\u2019s Ouster\">minority leader\u2019<\/a>s efforts in pushing President Joe Biden\u2019s agenda, including his support \u2062of\u2062 racking up\u200d spending in the Senate\u200d to advance legislation during the first two \u2062years of Biden\u2019s presidency, while Democrats controlled both houses of\u2063 Congress.<\/p>\n<p>During his \u200cfirst two years, as Breitbart News indicated,\u2063 Biden needed a\u2064 total of just 10 Republican senators to side with \u200dDemocrats in order to\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ungodly-scientists-create-first-synthetic-human-embryos-near-sidestep-uk-ethics-legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advance legislation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell was one of those 10.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, in December 2022, McConnell was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/18-republican-senators-sided-dems-pass-massive-1-7-trillion-spending-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one of 18 \u2063Republican \u200dsenators<\/a> who sided with Democrats in \u200dpassing\u200d a $1.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-breaks-silence-on-mcconnells-health-says-what-must-happen-now\/\" title=\"Trump comments on McConnell's health, emphasizes necessary actions.\">7 trillion\u2062 omnibus \u2063spending bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Exclusive \u2013 Donald Trump: \u2063Mitch McConnell Health Problems \u2018Sad,\u2019 He Should Step Down <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ibw1JZuPJd\">pic.twitter.com\/Ibw1JZuPJd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1685785975811682304?\">July 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI thought\u200c it was sad,\u201d Trump said, referring to McConnell\u2019s incident. \u201cAt the same time, I think it\u2019s a shame \u200bhe went so far out to give Green New \u200cDeal money to Biden and Democrats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe got \u206210 people to vote because they needed 10 people, and he\u2064 got 10 people to vote \u200don numerous occasions \u200bfor trillions \u200bof dollars. I think that\u2019s a shame. But\u2063 that was too bad,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was a sad thing to see. \u200bHe had a bad fall, I guess, and probably an after-effect of\u200d that. But it was also \u2062sad that he gave trillions and trillions and trillions of dollars to the Democrats to waste on the Green New Deal, destroying \u200dour \u2063oceans and destroying our \u200bgreat, beautiful vistas \u200band\u2063 plains all over our country \u2062with windmills that are very expensive \u200cenergy. So that\u2019s a very\u200d sad thing also,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Trump \u2063was also asked who he thinks could be a better Senate leader than McConnell.<\/p>\n<p>The former president noted that\u2063 he has \u200b\u201ca lot of great relationships,\u201d \u200cbut did\u2064 not\u2062 specify\u200d exactly who could serve as McConnell\u2019s \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jesse-watters-first-show-tuckers-replacement-ends-embarrassment-mom-calls-bad-idea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">replacement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have \u2062a lot of great relationships with the \u200dSenate and with the House \u2014 \u200cprobably \u200cwith the House even\u2063 more so,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe House,\u200d on the impeachment hoax, \u2064they voted unanimous \u2014 I think it was 196 to nothing, the\u2062 Republicans were. Jim\u200d Jordan and all of the people\u200b \u2014 \u200cI think Jamie Comer \u200dis\u200c doing a great job. Jim Jordan,\u201d The \u2063former president added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have a lot of\u200d people in the House\u2064 doing a \u200dgreat job. Matt Gaetz is doing \u2064really well. He\u2019s a tough \u200ccookie\u200b and he\u2019s\u2063 doing really \u200dwell. Marjorie Taylor Greene has done really, really well. A lot of people like \u200dwhat she \u2062has to say \u2014 a\u200d lot of people,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-breaks-silence-mcconnels-health-says-must-happen-now\/\">Trump\u2064 Breaks\u2062 Silence on McConnell&#8217;s\u2062 Health, Says What Must Happen\u200c Now<\/a> \u2062appeared first\u200d on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western \u2063Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump discussed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell&#8217;s recent momentary freeze at the podium during an interview with Breitbart News reporter Matt Boyle. 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