{"id":2018336,"date":"2023-08-31T16:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T20:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-doctor-says-sen-mcconnell-medically-clear-1-day-after-freeze-up\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T16:13:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T20:13:24","slug":"capitol-doctor-says-sen-mcconnell-medically-clear-1-day-after-freeze-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-doctor-says-sen-mcconnell-medically-clear-1-day-after-freeze-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitol doctor confirms Sen. McConnell&#8217;s good health day after freeze-up."},"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\">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%2Fcapitol-doctor-says-sen-mcconnell-medically-clear-1-day-after-freeze-up%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=2018336&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 Mitch McConnell Cleared to Continue Schedule After On-Camera Episode<\/h2>\n<p>One day after\u2063 Senate \u2062Minority\u2063 Leader Mitch \u200dMcConnell (R-Ky.)\u2063 froze in front of reporters, Congressional Attending Physician Dr. Brian Monahan said \u2064that the senator is cleared to continue on his current schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. \u2064Monahan\u200c released his evaluation on \u2062Aug. 31, the day \u2062after Mr. \u2064McConnell had his second on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-doctor-says-sen-mcconnell-medically-clear-1-day-after-freeze-up\/\" title=\"Capitol doctor confirms Sen. McConnell's good health day after freeze-up.\">-camera \u2062episode<\/a>, where he \u2063was unresponsive to questions from reporters for about 30 seconds. This came\u2064 five weeks after another \u200bfreeze-up incident \u2064and several\u2063 months after the \u2063senator was treated in March after a fall\u200d that resulted \u200cin a \u2064concussion.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I have consulted\u2063 with Leader McConnell and conferred with his neurology team. After evaluating yesterday&#8217;s\u200d incident, I have informed \u2064Leader McConnell that he is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abe-lincoln-statue-vandalized-with-poop-paint-arrested-suspect-is-a-black-lives-matter-leader\/\" title=\"Abe Lincoln Statue Vandalized With Poop, Paint; Arrested Suspect Is A Black Lives Matter Leader\u00a0\">medically clear<\/a> to continue with his schedule as\u2063 planned,&#8221;\u2062 Dr. \u200bMonahan&#8217;s statement\u2063 (<a href=\"https:\/\/s3.documentcloud.org\/documents\/23933193\/medical-statement-regarding-leader-mcconnell-31-aug-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>) read.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/sen-mcconnell-freezes-for-the-second-time-in-five-weeks-5483470\">Sen. McConnell Freezes for \u2062the 2nd Time in 5 Weeks<\/a> &#8211; 8\/30\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/gop-nominee-for-kentucky-governor-faces-crisis-of-allegiance-between-mcconnell-and-trump-5480955\">GOP \u2063Nominee \u200cfor Kentucky Governor Faces Crisis\u200d of Allegiance \u2064Between\u2064 McConnell and Trump<\/a> &#8211; 8\/26\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Regarding the incidents, the doctor \u2064explained that\u2062 &#8220;<strong>Occasional lightheadedness is not uncommon in concussion recovery and can \u2062also be expected\u200c as a result of dehydration.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden said on Aug. 31 that he is not worried about Mr. McConnell&#8217;s capacity to serve.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I spoke to him today. He was his old \u200cself on the telephone,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-claims-twice-that-350-million-americans-have-been-vaccinated-more-than-u-s-population\/\" title=\"WATCH: Biden Claims Twice That 350 Million Americans Have Been Vaccinated, More Than U.S. Population\">president told reporters<\/a> at the Federal Emergency Management \u200cAgency headquarters.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When asked if he had doubts about Mr. McConnell&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lets-do-the-math-debunking-joe-bidens-outrageous-vaccine-claims\/\" title=\"Let\u2019s Do The Math: Debunking Joe Biden\u2019s Outrageous Vaccine Claims\">leadership abilities<\/a>, he responded, &#8220;<strong>No, I \u2062don&#8217;t.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>President Biden, who will turn 81 in November, has\u2062 worked\u200c with Mr. McConnell, \u2063also 81, for decades, beginning with their tenure in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>During a Wednesday gathering in Covington, Kentucky, a reporter asked \u200dMr. McConnell what he thought about running\u2064 for reelection\u2063 in \u200d2026.<\/p>\n<p>A video of \u200cthe incident shows \u2064the Senate \u2064Republican leader asking the\u200d reporter to repeat the question \u2062twice \u2064before responding with &#8220;That&#8217;s a &#8230;&#8221;\u2063 and pausing\u200b while \u2064staring ahead for approximately \u200b30 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>An aide \u2062approached the senator and inquired, &#8220;Did \u2064you\u200b hear\u200d the question, senator, about running for reelection in 2026?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. McConnell responded with an unintelligible phrase. His \u200dstaff attributed the incident to light-headedness.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden previously commented on the incident shortly after\u2064 the video \u2063began \u200cto circulate, saying,\u2064 &#8220;Mitch is a friend, as you know. Not a joke.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We always\u2014people don&#8217;t\u200b believe that&#8217;s the \u2064case, but we have \u2062disagreements politically, but he&#8217;s a good friend. And so, I&#8217;m going to try to get in touch with him later \u200dthis afternoon. I don&#8217;t know enough to know,&#8221;\u200c said President Biden on Aug. 30 after \u2064giving a speech about the government&#8217;s response to Hurricane Idalia and the Maui fires.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Wednesday&#8217;s incident occurred just over\u2064 a month after Mr. McConnell suddenly\u2062 stopped speaking \u2062while taking questions from reporters, raising concerns\u200b about his\u2062 health and\u2062 ability to fulfill his duties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) received clearance from Congressional Attending Physician Dr. Brian Monahan to proceed with his current schedule. Dr. Monahan&#8217;s evaluation, released on Aug. 31, followed Mr. McConnell&#8217;s second on-camera episode, during which he failed to respond to inquiries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1843,"featured_media":2018337,"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":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2018336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"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\/2018336","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\/1843"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2018336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2018336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2018337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2018336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2018336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2018336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}