{"id":2020924,"date":"2023-09-03T16:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-not-mcconnell-is-top-of-the-list-of-aging-politicians-to-be-anxious-about-blackburn\/"},"modified":"2023-09-03T16:25:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:25:06","slug":"biden-not-mcconnell-is-top-of-the-list-of-aging-politicians-to-be-anxious-about-blackburn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-not-mcconnell-is-top-of-the-list-of-aging-politicians-to-be-anxious-about-blackburn\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackburn: Biden, not McConnell, is the aging politician to worry about."},"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\">22<\/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%2Fbiden-not-mcconnell-is-top-of-the-list-of-aging-politicians-to-be-anxious-about-blackburn%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=2020924&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>Sen. Marsha Blackburn: Biden&#8217;s Health Should \u200dBe a Concern<\/h2>\n<p>According to Sen. Marsha \u2064Blackburn \u200b(R-TN), it&#8217;s time to shift our focus from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to \u200dPresident Joe Biden when it comes to concerns about the capabilities of \u2063older politicians in leadership positions.<\/p>\n<p>This statement from Blackburn comes in the wake\u2062 of McConnell&#8217;s\u2062 recent episode where he froze\u200d mid-speech while discussing his \u2062plans for reelection. This was the second time \u2063this year\u200b that the Senate minority leader experienced\u2062 such a freeze.<\/p>\n<h3>Biden&#8217;s Onstage Moments Raise \u200cQuestions<\/h3>\n<p>But\u2062 it&#8217;s not just McConnell who has\u200d faced scrutiny over his health. President Biden, at 80 \u2064years old, has also had his fair share of \u2063onstage moments that have\u2062 led people to question his \u200cwell-being. Blackburn believes that Biden should be at the &#8220;top\u2064 of the \u200clist&#8221; \u200dwhen it comes to concerns\u200c about aging politicians in the \u2062United States.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of the things that Americans \u200bshould want is\u2063 for our enemies to fear us and for our friends to \u200dknow that they are our friend and we\u2019re going to stick with them,&#8221; Blackburn emphasized during\u200c an interview with Sunday Morning Futures. &#8220;And when you see Joe Biden struggle with words, with days,\u200d with times, with \u2064places, then it drives home the\u200c point of how\u200d important \u200dit is to have someone who is capable in leadership,\u2062 and quite honestly, \u2062I don\u2019t think anyone wants to \u200dhave a President Kamala Harris.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McConnell&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-not-mcconnell-is-top-of-the-list-of-aging-politicians-to-be-anxious-about-blackburn\/\" title=\"Blackburn: Biden, not McConnell, is the aging politician to worry about.\">recent health episode\u200b occurred<\/a> on Wednesday\u200c when he\u2062 appeared to lose concentration during a\u200d speech, staring \u2064blankly into space until aides came to his side to assist him. However, \u2064he\u2064 quickly resumed his Q&#038;A session and was cleared to continue his\u2064 work schedule &#8220;as planned&#8221; by Congress&#8217;s attending physician.<\/p>\n<p>Blackburn, when asked about McConnell&#8217;s ability to serve in his position, stated \u200dthat she had spoken to people who were with McConnell &#8220;right after&#8221; his brief health scare, and he &#8220;seemed to be on top of his game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Biden and McConnell are \u200bnot \u200bthe only older politicians who have raised concerns.\u2063 Sen. Dianne \u200cFeinstein (D-CA), 90, was recently hospitalized after falling at her San Francisco home. Although she has\u2063 announced that she won&#8217;t seek\u200d reelection in 2024, she plans \u2063to serve out the\u2063 remainder of her term.<\/p>\n<p>Republican presidential candidate\u200b Nikki Haley has also joined the conversation,\u200c calling\u2063 for older politicians to \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/were-just-getting-started-janice-dean-blows-up-don-lemon-over-sexist-dig-at-nikki-haley\/\" title=\"\u2018We\u2019re Just Getting Started!\u2019: Janice Dean Blows Up Don Lemon Over Sexist Dig At Nikki Haley\">undergo mental competency tests<\/a> \u2064following McConnell&#8217;s second freeze.\u200c She condemned those who &#8220;refuse to give up power&#8221; and\u200d referred to the\u2062 Senate as the &#8220;most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-calls-senate-the-most-privileged-nursing-home-in-us-after-mcconnell-freeze\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley dubs Senate 'privileged nursing home' after McConnell freeze.\">privileged nursing home<\/a> in the \u200dcountry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The \u2064Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) suggests greater concern should be directed towards President Joe Biden rather than Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) regarding the capabilities of older politicians in US leadership. 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