{"id":2024086,"date":"2023-09-06T22:06:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T02:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnell-answers-retirement-question-in-first-news-conference-since-freezing-incident\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T22:07:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T02:07:28","slug":"mitch-mcconnell-answers-retirement-question-in-first-news-conference-since-freezing-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnell-answers-retirement-question-in-first-news-conference-since-freezing-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitch McConnell addresses retirement query in first press conference since freezing incident."},"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\">24<\/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%2Fmitch-mcconnell-answers-retirement-question-in-first-news-conference-since-freezing-incident%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=2024086&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>Mitch\u2063 McConnell: No\u2063 Plans to Step Down<\/h2>\n<p>The Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell, made it clear at a news conference on Wednesday that he has no intention of leaving his position \u200bbefore January 2027, when\u2064 his \u200dterm officially ends.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about his potential retirement, the 81-year-old \u200cMcConnell responded, &#8220;I have no announcements to make on that subject. \u200cI&#8217;m going to finish my \u2062term as leader and I&#8217;m going \u2063to\u2063 finish\u200c my \u200bSenate term.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;I&#8217;m going to finish my term as leader. And I&#8217;m going to finish my \u2062Senate term.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mitch McConnell <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaderMcConnell?\">@LeaderMcConnell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WI5tLZUPcT\">pic.twitter.com\/WI5tLZUPcT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200dHoward \u2062Mortman (@HowardMortman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HowardMortman\/status\/1699500084713418901?\">September \u200d6,\u200b 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This\u200d news conference\u200c comes\u2063 after two incidents in which McConnell appeared to freeze up in \u2062public, causing\u200c concern. However,\u2064 according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2023\/sep\/6\/mitch-mcconnell-dodges-questions-his-health-first-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Times<\/a>, McConnell has been\u2064 cleared\u2064 to work by Dr. Brian\u200b Monahan, the Capitol&#8217;s attending physician. Dr.\u2064 Monahan&#8217;s \u2064report stated that McConnell did\u200b not suffer from a \u200bstroke, seizure, or movement disorder.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about\u2062 the report, McConnell stated, &#8220;I \u200bthink\u200c Dr. Monahan\u200c covered the\u200b subject \u200bfully.\u200c I don&#8217;t have anything \u2063to add to\u200b it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McConnell has been the top-ranking Republican senator since 2007, \u2063making him the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dutch-still-unable-to-form-a-government-after-record-breaking-226-days\/\" title=\"Dutch Still Unable to Form a Government After Record-Breaking 226 Days\">longest-serving leader<\/a> in the history of the \u200cSenate. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nothings-united-rock-legend-and-his-family-are-leaving-america-for-good\/\" title=\"\u2018Nothing\u2019s United\u2019: Rock Legend And His Family Are Leaving America For Good\">recent health concerns<\/a>, calls for his resignation have been met with resistance.<\/p>\n<p>One of those\u2064 speculating about \u200dMcConnell&#8217;s freezing incidents is Senator Rand Paul, who\u2062 is \u2063also \u200ba physician. Paul \u200cpushed back against\u2064 Dr. Monahan&#8217;s \u2063claim\u200b that McConnell had suffered from dehydration, stating, &#8220;I think it&#8217;s an \u200dinadequate explanation to say this\u200b is dehydration. It looks like a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/longtime-doctor-rand-paul-says-capitol-physician-is-wrong-about-mitch-mcconnell-somebody-ought-to-wake-up\/\" title=\"Dr. Rand Paul disagrees with Capitol Physician on McConnell, urges wake-up call.\">focal neurologic event<\/a>.\u200d That doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s incapacitating.\u2064 It doesn&#8217;t mean he can&#8217;t serve.\u2062 But it means \u200cthat \u200dsomebody ought to wake up and\u2064 say, &#8216;Wow!\u2062 This looks like a seizure.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING NEWS: Sen. Mitch\u2063 McConnell \u2062appearing to have another scary episode in the media \u200dgaggle\u200b in Covington today.\u2062 Aides had to \u200dstep in to help\u200c him out\u2064 and repeat questions.\u200b He\u2062 was eventually lead away. We&#8217;ll have the full \u200dvideo on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WLWT?\">@WLWT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q9ex5MHxLV\">pic.twitter.com\/q9ex5MHxLV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hannah \u2064Thomas \u200d(@HannahPThomas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HannahPThomas\/status\/1696936240040321474?\">August\u2063 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The U.S. Senate currently has the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnell-answers-retirement-question-in-first-news-conference-since-freezing-incident\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell addresses retirement query in first press conference since freezing incident.\">oldest\u2062 average age<\/a> in history. Its oldest member is 90-year-old Democrat Dianne Feinstein from California, while Iowa \u200dRepublican Chuck Grassley will celebrate his 90th birthday later \u2062this\u2063 month.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mitch-mcconnell-answers-retirement-question-first-news-conference-since-freezing-incident\/\">Mitch McConnell Answers Retirement Question \u200bin First\u200b News Conference Since Freezing Incident<\/a> \u200d appeared\u2062 first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The\u200b Western \u2063Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader, confirmed that he intends to stay in his position until his term concludes in January 2027. 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