{"id":2023014,"date":"2023-09-06T03:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T07:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-health-episodes-loom-over-senate-return-to-washington\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T03:50:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T07:50:23","slug":"mcconnell-health-episodes-loom-over-senate-return-to-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-health-episodes-loom-over-senate-return-to-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell&#8217;s health issues cast shadow on Senate&#8217;s return to Washington."},"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%2Fmcconnell-health-episodes-loom-over-senate-return-to-washington%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=2023014&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>The Health and\u2062 Well-being of Mitch McConnell: Concerns and Support<\/h2>\n<p>The health and \u2063well-being\u200c of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has \u2064become a \u200ctopic \u200dof intense speculation among his GOP colleagues.\u200c Recent medical episodes have raised questions about his political future, and as lawmakers returned to Capitol \u200dHill on Tuesday, \u2062McConnell&#8217;s condition \u2062was at the \u200cforefront of their \u200bminds.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Last Wednesday, \u2064McConnell froze in front of the cameras, appearing to lose concentration. This was the second incident \u200bof its kind this summer. When asked about\u2064 his\u200d 2026 election plans, McConnell stared off into the distance, unable to speak for about 30 seconds until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-bidens-putin-gaffe-was-no-reagan-moment\/\" title=\"No, Biden\u2019s Putin Gaffe Was No Reagan Moment\">aides rushed<\/a> to his\u2064 side.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Concerns and Reassurances<\/h3>\n<p>Attempting to address concerns \u2063about his ability to fulfill his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-says-its-clear-trump-is-the-party-leader-because-theres-an-absence-of-leadership\/\" title=\"GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger Says It\u2019s Clear Trump Is The Party Leader Because \u2018There\u2019s An Absence Of Leadership\u2019\">leadership duties<\/a>, McConnell&#8217;s office\u2064 released \u2062a letter from Dr. Brian Monahan, the Capitol&#8217;s attending physician. \u2062The letter stated that there was \u200c&#8221;no evidence&#8221; of a stroke, TIA, or movement disorder\u2062 like Parkinson&#8217;s disease. However, the incidents were partially attributed to a concussion\u2064 McConnell suffered earlier \u200cthis \u2062year.<\/p>\n<p>Upon their\u200d return to the upper\u2062 chamber after the August recess, McConnell&#8217;s allies \u200din and\u200b outside of GOP leadership \u200brushed to defend him. Senate Minority Whip John Thune \u200c(R-SD) expressed his full support, as did\u2062 Senate GOP Conference Chairman John\u200c Barrasso \u2063(R-WY), who praised the Monahan report \u200das &#8220;very encouraging and\u2064 very \u200dgood.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) reiterated \u2063his plans to support McConnell \u200cas long as he is willing and able to do the job. Cornyn, Barrasso, and Thune are considered the most likely\u200d successors to McConnell.<\/p>\n<p>Other senators, such as Steve Daines \u2064(R-MT) and\u2063 Susan Collins (R-ME), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-health-episodes-loom-over-senate-return-to-washington\/\" title=\"McConnell's health issues cast shadow on Senate's return to Washington.\">expressed complete confidence<\/a> in McConnell. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), an informal adviser on McConnell&#8217;s leadership\u2063 team, \u2063commended his readiness and performance.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u2062there are a few GOP members who have\u200b expressed concerns. Senator Rand Paul \u200b(R-KY) disagreed with the explanation provided by Monahan, particularly the\u200c mention of \u2063dehydration.\u2064 Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), who \u200dvoted against McConnell in last year&#8217;s\u2062 leadership \u200dcontest, believes McConnell&#8217;s future\u200c depends \u200con the support \u2062of \u200dthe senators who backed\u200c him.<\/p>\n<h3>Questions and Criticisms<\/h3>\n<p>Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), another \u200bsenator who voted \u2062against McConnell&#8217;s \u200dleadership bid, found it ironic that the media frenzy surrounding \u200bMcConnell&#8217;s health contrasts with the lack of attention given to\u200b President Joe\u200c Biden&#8217;s mental capacity.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell is\u2062 expected to face questions\u200d about his health \u2063at the GOP conference&#8217;s weekly\u200c lunch and during\u200c his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-arrested-in-connection-with-unsolved-delphi-murder-of-two-young-teens\/\" title=\"Man Arrested In Connection With Unsolved Delphi Murder Of Two Young Teens\">upcoming press conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">The\u200c Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GOP colleagues returned to Capitol Hill with concerns about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell&#8217;s (R-KY) health and political future. McConnell&#8217;s recent medical episodes, including a moment of freezing in front of cameras, have sparked intense speculation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2023015,"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-2023014","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\/2023014","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=2023014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2023015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2023014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2023014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2023014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}