{"id":2023858,"date":"2023-09-06T18:54:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T22:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-disagrees-with-capitol-physician-on-mcconnell-freeze-doesnt-look-like-dehydration\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T18:54:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T22:54:57","slug":"rand-paul-disagrees-with-capitol-physician-on-mcconnell-freeze-doesnt-look-like-dehydration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-disagrees-with-capitol-physician-on-mcconnell-freeze-doesnt-look-like-dehydration\/","title":{"rendered":"Rand Paul disputes Capitol physician&#8217;s assessment of McConnell freeze: &#8216;Not consistent with dehydration&#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%2Frand-paul-disagrees-with-capitol-physician-on-mcconnell-freeze-doesnt-look-like-dehydration%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=2023858&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. \u2063Rand Paul\u200c Disagrees with Diagnosis of Sen. McConnell&#8217;s Freezes<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has expressed his disagreement \u2063with the diagnosis given by \u200dthe \u200dCapitol Hill physician regarding Senate Minority Leader\u200d Mitch McConnell&#8217;s (R-KY) sudden \u2062freezes this summer.<\/p>\n<p>As a former ophthalmologist with\u200c over 25 years of\u200d experience, Paul believes \u2062that McConnell&#8217;s episodes resemble more of a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-disagrees-with-capitol-physician-on-mcconnell-freeze-doesnt-look-like-dehydration\/\" title=\"Rand Paul disputes Capitol physician's assessment of McConnell freeze: 'Not consistent with dehydration'\">focal neurological \u200bevent<\/a>,&#8221;\u2064 such as \u200ca seizure or a stroke.\u200d However, Dr. Brian Monahan, the attending physician at\u200b the Capitol, has stated that there is no evidence of a stroke or seizure in the \u200d81-year-old senator.<\/p>\n<h3>Paul&#8217;s Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve \u200cpracticed medicine \u200bfor 25 years, and it doesn&#8217;t look like dehydration to me,&#8221; Paul expressed to a group of reporters. &#8220;It looks \u200blike a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-breaks-silence-on-freeze-incident\/\" title=\"McConnell finally speaks up about Freeze Incident.\">focal neurologic \u2062event<\/a>. That doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s incapacitating, doesn&#8217;t mean he \u2064can&#8217;t serve. But it means that somebody\u200c ought to wake up and say, &#8216;Wow, this looks like a seizure.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McConnell has experienced two freezing incidents this summer, with the most recent occurring in Covington, Kentucky. During this incident,\u200c the senator trailed off and stared into the distance for nearly 30 seconds. Although he was led away afterwards, he was later cleared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-fda-head-mask-mandates-should-end-in-wholesale-fashion-officials-need-to-rollback-restrictions-to-keep-integrity\/\" title=\"Former FDA Head: Mask Mandates Should End In \u2018Wholesale Fashion,\u2019 Officials Need To Rollback Restrictions To Keep \u2018Integrity\u2019\">resume normal activities<\/a>. Monahan\u200c attributed the incident to a concussion McConnell had in March and dehydration.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have consulted with Leader McConnell \u200band conferred with his neurology team.\u2062 After evaluating yesterday&#8217;s incident, I have informed Leader McConnell that he is medically clear to continue with his schedule as planned,&#8221; Monahan wrote in a note last week.<\/p>\n<h3>Confidence\u2063 in McConnell<\/h3>\n<p>McConnell has shared the results of his medical exams with Senate \u2063Republicans during their first GOP\u2064 conference meeting since the\u200d incident. The senators have \u200dexpressed confidence in the minority leader as they returned to Washington from their six-week recess on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell has made it clear that he intends to complete his term in the Senate, which will end in 2027.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from\u2063 The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) disputed the Capitol Hill physician&#8217;s diagnosis of Sen. Mitch McConnell&#8217;s (R-KY) summer freezes. With his medical background, Paul suggested McConnell&#8217;s episodes resembled a &#8220;focal neurological event&#8221; like a seizure or stroke. 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