{"id":2022496,"date":"2023-09-05T17:11:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T21:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-downplays-freezing-incident-as-one-particular-moment-of-my-time-back-home\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T17:12:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T21:12:13","slug":"mcconnell-downplays-freezing-incident-as-one-particular-moment-of-my-time-back-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-downplays-freezing-incident-as-one-particular-moment-of-my-time-back-home\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell dismisses freezing incident as &#8216;a single moment from my time at home&#8217;."},"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\">26<\/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-downplays-freezing-incident-as-one-particular-moment-of-my-time-back-home%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=2022496&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\u2062 Mitch\u200d McConnell Sidesteps Medical Episode, Focuses \u2064on Legislative Priorities<\/h2>\n<p>Senate\u2062 Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) captivated the attention of reporters as he\u200c made his way from his leadership office to the Senate floor \u2064on\u2062 Tuesday afternoon. This marked his first\u200d public appearance since a medical episode he experienced in Kentucky last week, which he only briefly \u2063mentioned during his floor speech.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I assure you, August was a busy and productive month for me\u2062 and my staff \u2062back in the commonwealth,&#8221; McConnell\u200b stated, diverting the conversation away from\u200c his recent incident.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The incident in question occurred when McConnell froze in\u2063 front \u2064of \u2064cameras, seemingly losing concentration. This was the second public episode of its kind for the 81-year-old senator this summer.<\/p>\n<h3>Returning to\u200d Capitol Hill with a To-Do List<\/h3>\n<p>During his brief walk,\u2063 McConnell did not entertain\u2062 questions from reporters, \u2063as\u2064 is customary for the minority leader. However, he did acknowledge the attention \u200chis medical \u200depisode had received before swiftly shifting the focus to his legislative priorities.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;My travel across Kentucky\u2062 and the upcoming bicameral \u2062fight over a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-downplays-freezing-incident-as-one-particular-moment-of-my-time-back-home\/\" title=\"McConnell dismisses freezing incident as 'a single moment from my time at home'.\">supplemental defense spending package<\/a> and a potential government shutdown are of utmost importance,&#8221; McConnell emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The incident that raised concerns occurred when McConnell\u200b was discussing his 2026 election plans with a reporter. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-say-mcconnells-leadership-future-unclear-in-next-congress\/\" title=\"Uncertainty looms over McConnell's leadership in upcoming Congress, say Senate Democrats.\">suddenly froze mid-sentence<\/a>, staring into \u2064the \u200cdistance for approximately 30 seconds. This followed a similar episode a month prior, where McConnell experienced a blank stare for 18 seconds\u2062 while speaking to reporters.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell later revealed that his doctors had\u2063 warned him about potential lightheadedness due to injuries\u200b sustained \u2063during a fall in March. This fall resulted \u200bin a serious concussion and a broken rib.<\/p>\n<p>Despite returning to the Senate after six weeks of recovery, McConnell&#8217;s health \u200dand ability to fulfill his leadership duties were questioned following the two summer incidents.\u2063 However, both McConnell and his \u200cstaff have repeatedly assured the public that he is &#8220;fine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a letter\u2062 released by McConnell&#8217;s office, Dr. Brian P. Monahan, the Capitol&#8217;s attending physician, confirmed that there \u200dwas no evidence of a stroke, TIA, or movement disorder \u2062such as Parkinson&#8217;s disease.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;My\u2064 examination of you following your August 30, 2023 brief episode included several medical evaluations: brain MRI imaging, EEG study, and consultations with several neurologists for a comprehensive neurology assessment,&#8221; the letter stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McConnell&#8217;s reserved nature when it comes to interacting with the press is not surprising, considering his status\u200b as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-wins-gop-senate-leadership-election-fends-off-challenge-from-rick-scott\/\" title=\"McConnell Wins GOP Senate Leadership Election, Fends Off Challenge From Rick Scott\">longest-serving party leader<\/a>\u2062 in Senate history.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) downplayed a recent medical incident during his first floor speech after the August recess. He briefly referred to &#8220;one moment&#8221; from his time in Kentucky, diverting attention from the incident. All eyes were on McConnell as he embarked on his journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2022497,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2022496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/2022496","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2022496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2022496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2022497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2022496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2022496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2022496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}