{"id":2017106,"date":"2023-08-30T17:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T21:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-appears-to-suffer-another-scary-health-episode-camera-keeps-rolling-as-aides-step-in\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T17:06:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T21:06:41","slug":"mcconnell-appears-to-suffer-another-scary-health-episode-camera-keeps-rolling-as-aides-step-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-appears-to-suffer-another-scary-health-episode-camera-keeps-rolling-as-aides-step-in\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell&#8217;s Health Scare Caught on Camera &#8211; Aides Swiftly Intervene"},"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\">20<\/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-suffer-another-scary-health-episode-camera-keeps-rolling-as-aides-step-in%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=2017106&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>McConnell Appears to Suffer Another Scary Health Episode &#8211; Camera\u2062 Keeps Rolling as\u200d Aides \u200dStep In<\/h2>\n<p>When Senate \u2062Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was asked \u2063a question \u200bon Wednesday about whether he plans to run for re-election, his reaction might have been all the answer it needed.<\/p>\n<p>For \u2063a full, scary 30 seconds, McConnell froze, \u200bhis face blank, barely registering he\u200b was aware of where he stood.<\/p>\n<p>And though aides stepped\u200d in to assist him, the cameras caught it all.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING NEWS: Sen. Mitch McConnell appearing to have another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-appears-to-freeze-again-during-presser\/\" title=\"McConnell Freezes Once More During Press Conference\">scary episode<\/a> in the media gaggle in Covington today.\u2062 Aides had to step in to help him out and repeat questions. He was eventually lead away. We\u2019ll \u2064have the full video on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WLWT?\">@WLWT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q9ex5MHxLV\">pic.twitter.com\/q9ex5MHxLV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hannah Thomas (@HannahPThomas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HannahPThomas\/status\/1696936240040321474?\">August 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-senates-mcconnell-freezes-up-second-time-public-appearance-2023-08-30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>, the \u200bincident occurred at a Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce event in Covington.<\/p>\n<p>It was the second time this summer that the 81-year-old Republican lawmaker has experienced an apparent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mitch-mcconnell-recently-another-scary-incident-kept-quiet-now-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health episode<\/a> in public.<\/p>\n<p>In July, McConnell similarly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-mitch-mcconnell-freezes-mid-sentence-press-conference-appears-unwell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">froze<\/a> during a news\u200b conference in D.C., an \u200bincident he tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mcconnell-responds-alarming-episode-press-conference-got-sandbagged\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brush off<\/a> afterward.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s video sparked\u2062 a furious reaction on X, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zuckerbergs-attempt-to-take-down-musks-twitter-is-tanking-further-and-further-each-day-data-shows\/\" title=\"Zuckerberg's bid to defeat Musk on Twitter is failing more each day, data reveals.\">social \u200cmedia platform<\/a> formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">**BREAKING** \u2064Mitch\u200b McConnell has another freezing episode when asked about running\u2062 for re-election in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>There need to be term \u200climits, age limits and cognitive \u200dassessments for all members of Congress. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H99WSsnhP7\">pic.twitter.com\/H99WSsnhP7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200bTim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimRunsHisMouth\/status\/1696938714520330645?\">August 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Mitch \u200cMcConnell appears to have \u2062ANOTHER <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-appears-to-suffer-another-scary-health-episode-camera-keeps-rolling-as-aides-step-in\/\" title=\"McConnell's Health Scare Caught on Camera - Aides Swiftly Intervene\">major medical emergency freezing<\/a> for almost 30 seconds \u2063while speaking to reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Mitch\u200c McConnell is clearly too old to serve in an effective fashion.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell\u2063 should do the right thing and \u2062resign.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A6umK3dnwV\">pic.twitter.com\/A6umK3dnwV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Proud \u2062Elephant \u2063(@ProudElephantUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProudElephantUS\/status\/1696944637867381155?\">August 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The account Forward Blue, dedicated to a \u201cmore progressive America for ALL,\u201d called for McConnell\u2019s immediate retirement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s time \u2064for Mitch McConnell\u2064 to step\u2064 aside and retire!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BO4Efx9zyz\">pic.twitter.com\/BO4Efx9zyz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200bForward Blue (@forwardbluepac) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/forwardbluepac\/status\/1696944831824560579?\">August 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Conservative commentator and activist \u2064Robby Starbuck, \u2064meanwhile, used the occasion to\u200b take\u2062 a thinly veiled hit at President \u200dJoe Biden, another\u200c veteran of the Senate who, at 80, is \u200dclearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-media-request-caught-hot-mic-sudden-end-event-world-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">showing his\u2064 age<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I pray Mitch McConnell is okay but at this stage \u2063it\u2019s appropriate for him \u2063to step down from \u2064leadership to focus on his health. It\u2019s not \u2062appropriate for any\u2064 party leader to be tasked with such a demanding job while their health is in clear decline like this.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HjBFVvMqfK\">pic.twitter.com\/HjBFVvMqfK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robby Starbuck \u2063(@robbystarbuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robbystarbuck\/status\/1696943441068925113?\">August\u200d 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After the spell passed on Wednesday, McConnell took a question about Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/sen-mitch-mcconnell-appears-freeze-kentucky-event-rcna102583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>. But his demeanor wasn\u2019t exactly reassuring.<\/p>\n<p>The video is below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here\u2019s more of what we saw at the Northern Kentucky\u2063 Chamber of Commerce Government Forum. Hoping Sen. McConnell is able to take some time to rest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WLWT?\">@WLWT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wU91yTIDZk\">pic.twitter.com\/wU91yTIDZk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hannah Thomas (@HannahPThomas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HannahPThomas\/status\/1696937240281178518?\">August 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McConnell then \u201cbrushed off\u201d \u200ba question \u200cabout former\u2062 President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-says-no-choice-lock-people-returns-white-house-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>, according to \u200dNBC, \u200bwhich noted that McConnell typically refrains\u200d from discussing the 45th president.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell won re-election in\u2064 2020, with Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teammitch.com\/president-trump-endorses-mitch-mcconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsement<\/a>, to his seventh \u2064term in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>He would be up for re-election again in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The post\u2062 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mcconnell-appears-suffer-another-scary-health-episode-camera-keeps-rolling-aides-step\/\">McConnell Appears to Suffer Another Scary Health Episode &#8211; Camera Keeps Rolling as Aides Step\u2064 In<\/a> appeared \u2064first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When asked about his re-election plans, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, froze for a full 30 seconds, his face expressionless. It was evident that he was aware of his surroundings, but his reaction spoke volumes. 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