{"id":2017021,"date":"2023-08-30T16:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T20:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnell-freezes-again\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T16:04:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T20:04:00","slug":"mitch-mcconnell-freezes-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnell-freezes-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitch McConnell freezes once more."},"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\">10<\/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%2Fmitch-mcconnell-freezes-again%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=2017021&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-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>12:53 AM \u2013 Wednesday, August 30, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch \u2064McConnell froze again during an exchange with reporters in Covington,\u2062 Kentucky. <\/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>On Wednesday, the 81-year-old froze up \u200bafter reporters asked him if he would be running for re-election\u200d in 2026. <\/p>\n<p>The incident marks the second time in recent weeks that the Minority leader has abruptly stopped speaking out of nowhere during\u200c a conference.<\/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\">SCARY: Mitch McConnell freezes again while speaking. Your reaction <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UNSg9wl29p\">pic.twitter.com\/UNSg9wl29p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Simon Ateba (@simonateba) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simonateba\/status\/1696947606084059615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 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>The senator suddenly froze at the podium and did not speak another word for about 30 seconds, expressing a blank stare. A member of his \u200bstaff then reportedly approached him and questioned if he had heard the reporter, but he did not appear to answer immediately.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAll right, I\u2019m sorry, you all. We\u2019re going to need a minute,\u201d the aide said, \u200dapologizing. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After staring off for almost a minute, McConnell finally\u2064 said \u201cOk,\u201d motioning that he was ready to answer another question. \u2062 <\/p>\n<p>Another reporter then \u2064asked what his opinion was regarding Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron\u2019s gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n<p>After McConnell\u2019s aide repeated the question by whispering \u2064into his ear, the\u2062 senator \u2062finally \u200csaid, \u201cI think\u2062 the governor\u2019s race is going to be very close.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McConnell\u2063 was also\u200d questioned about former President Donald Trump, which had to be repeated to him as well, but he shook his head and decided to wave off the question.<\/p>\n<p>This most recent incident \u2063comes \u200dafter McConnell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/mcconnell-leaves-news-conference-after-freezing-mid-sentence\/\">stopped speaking mid-sentence<\/a> for a minute during \u2063a\u200c press conference last month. <\/p>\n<p>At\u200d the time, McConnell\u2064 refused to answer inquiries about whether the health crisis was related to a concussion he had suffered earlier this year when he fell at a campaign fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! \u200dReceive breaking news blasts directly to \u200dyour inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>The \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnell-freezes-again\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell freezes once more.\">heavily\u200c politicized fourth indictment<\/a> of \u2063President Trump is just the latest in a long\u200c line of Partisan attacks from Democrats and the Justice Department designed to\u2064 sabotage\u200c his presidency.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>The \u200dfamily of a California man who was critically injured in a mass shooting thanks\u2064 first responders \u200bfor their heroic actions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>New reports from the National Archives reveals that President Joe Biden\u200c could have used fake names in over \u200dfive<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-archives-reveals-thousands-of-biden-e-mails-with-fake-names\/\" title=\"National Archives uncovers numerous Biden emails under pseudonyms.\">-thousand e-mails<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Idalia hurdles towards\u2062 Florida, \u2063while the \u2064Gadsden Flag is apparently racist<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>NEW DELHI (Reuters) \u2013 At \u2063least 32 international electronics companies have applied to India\u2019s incentive programme to make laptops, tablets and servers\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) \u2013 Nvidia Corp\u2019s soaring rally has \u2062thrilled investors this year \u2013 except for the sizeable\u200c number\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>By Raphael Satter\u2064 and Martin Coulter (Reuters) -British officials\u200d are warning organisations about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dollar-licks-wounds-after-jobs-shock-aussie-dips-as-inflation-cools\/\" title=\"Dollar recovers from jobs shock; Aussie weakens as inflation cools.\">integrating artificial intelligence-driven chatbots<\/a> into\u200c their \u2063businesses, saying that\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>(Reuters) \u200d\u2013\u200b OpenAI is on track to generate more than $1 billion in revenue over the next 12 months from\u2062 the sale\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell froze during an exchange with reporters in Covington, Kentucky. When asked if he would run for re-election in 2026, the 81-year-old froze up. 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