{"id":2016911,"date":"2023-08-30T14:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T18:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-appears-to-freeze-again-during-presser\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T14:52:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T18:52:36","slug":"mcconnell-appears-to-freeze-again-during-presser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-appears-to-freeze-again-during-presser\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell Freezes Once More During Press Conference"},"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\">14<\/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-appears-to-freeze-again-during-presser%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=2016911&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>Senate Minority Leader \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mitch-mcconnell\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY) Experiences Another Freeze-Up During Press\u2063 Conference<\/h2>\n<p>In a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-county-sues-electric-company-for-negligence-over-lahaina-wildfires\/\" title=\"Maui County sues electric firm for Lahaina wildfire negligence.\">recent \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, 'Trump is a Tyrant' (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a><\/a> in Kentucky, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to \u2064freeze \u200dup once again, sparking concerns about his \u2063health. This incident comes just\u2064 a month after a similar episode on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>A\u2062 video clip \u200bposted by NBC affiliate WLWT showed the 81-year-old\u200d McConnell struggling to respond to a question about\u200d his\u2062 thoughts on running for re-election.\u2064 He began \u2063to say, &#8220;That&#8217;s uh&#8230;&#8221; but then fell silent for a few moments. A woman rushed to his side and asked if he heard the question.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING NEWS: Sen. Mitch McConnell\u200d appearing\u2063 to have another\u2063 scary episode in the \u200dmedia gaggle in \u2062Covington today. Aides had \u200bto step in to help him\u2063 out and repeat questions. He was eventually lead away. We&#8217;ll have \u200bthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-suv-plows-through-crowd-that-was-mobbing-his-car-while-responding-to-street-racing-in-tacoma-video\/\" title=\"Police SUV Plows Through Crowd that Was Mobbing His Car While Responding To Street Racing In Tacoma (VIDEO)\">full video<\/a> on\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WLWT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WLWT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q9ex5MHxLV\">pic.twitter.com\/q9ex5MHxLV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hannah Thomas \u200d(@HannahPThomas)\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HannahPThomas\/status\/1696936240040321474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, \u20622023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McConnell appeared to\u200d respond with \u200ca quiet &#8220;yes&#8221; but did not \u2064speak any further, remaining\u2064 motionless. The situation prompted the woman to apologize and call for another aide. \u2062They stood beside McConnell\u200c for a few\u2062 moments until he indicated that he was able to\u200b continue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Okay,&#8221; McConnell said, and the woman asked reporters if they had another question for the senator.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1693504018745000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1RMMjCvCBOBYdpkw5O_njE\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#8217;s more of what we saw at the Northern Kentucky\u2064 Chamber of Commerce Government Forum. Hoping \u2062Sen. McConnell is able to \u2063take some time to rest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WLWT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WLWT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wU91yTIDZk\">pic.twitter.com\/wU91yTIDZk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hannah Thomas \u200b(@HannahPThomas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HannahPThomas\/status\/1696937240281178518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, \u20632023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the incident, McConnell managed to \u2064answer \u2063a few\u2064 more questions before concluding the press conference at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Government\u2062 Forum.<\/p>\n<p>This\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-appears-to-freeze-again-during-presser\/\" title=\"McConnell Freezes Once More During Press Conference\">tense \u2063moment occurred \u2063approximately<\/a> four weeks after McConnell&#8217;s\u200c previous freeze-up\u2062 while speaking \u200dto the press on Capitol \u2062Hill. After being escorted away from the podium,\u2062 McConnell returned and assured everyone that he\u2062 was &#8220;fine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>This story is\u200c breaking and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) froze up once more during a press conference in Kentucky, mirroring a previous incident on Capitol Hill. 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