{"id":2291147,"date":"2024-07-09T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-nobody-call-for-mitch-mcconnell-to-step-down\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T12:36:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T16:36:39","slug":"fact-check-did-nobody-call-for-mitch-mcconnell-to-step-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-nobody-call-for-mitch-mcconnell-to-step-down\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Nobody Call For Mitch McConnell To Step Down?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Ffact-check-did-nobody-call-for-mitch-mcconnell-to-step-down%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=2291147&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--><p>The post\u200c shared on X by John Morgan claims that \u2064nobody called \u200cfor Kentucky \u200bRepublican \u200dSenator Mitch McConnell to step down after multiple freezing incidents.\u200c However, the claim is misleading as multiple Republicans and conservatives did call for McConnell to step down. Additionally, President Joe Biden \u2063announced he would stay in\u2063 the 2024 \u200dpresidential race despite calls from House Democrats for him \u2062to step down. \u2062Social \u200bmedia users have been spreading \u200dthe \u200bfalse \u2064claim about McConnell, despite evidence\u200b of the \u2062freezing\u2064 incidents on camera in 2023.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/johnmorganesq\/status\/1809666140651847861?s=46&#038;t=_SBps_6l8pJpvMTuSvyAeQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/x.com\/johnmorganesq\/status\/1809666140651847861?s%3D46%26t%3D_SBps_6l8pJpvMTuSvyAeQ&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1720539677451000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0aXIZQz6yifa5DcvYR6TNW\"><span id=\"m_-8743844930721090041mt-tracked-link_2_1720452715877\"><\/span>shared on X<\/a> claims that nobody called for Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell to step down after multiple freezing incidents.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EHDHUSNwCC\">pic.twitter.com\/EHDHUSNwCC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Morgan (@JohnMorganESQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnMorganESQ\/status\/1809666140651847861?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: Misleading<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Multiple Republicans and conservatives called for McConnell to step down.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden told House Democrats in a letter that he would be staying in the 2024 presidential race, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/08\/politics\/joe-biden-house-democrats\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/08\/politics\/joe-biden-house-democrats\/index.html&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1720536124742000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0kJnv2mok_wrVFkHQE6o6k\">CNN<\/a>. Several House Democrats have called on Biden to step down amid his debate performance and concerns about his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voters-skeptical-of-joe-bidens-cognitive-health-poll-finds\/\" title=\"Voters Skeptical of Joe Biden\u2019s Cognitive Health, Poll Finds\">mental fitness<\/a>, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users have been claiming that nobody called for McConnell to step down after his \u201cfreezing\u201d incidents. McConnell visibly froze on camera on two separate occasions in 2023, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-66665682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This claim is false. Several Republicans and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-joe-biden-and-kamala-harris-agree-to-resign-from-the-white-house\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Joe Biden And Kamala Harris Agree To Resign From The White House?\">conservative commentators called<\/a> for McConnell to resign or step down, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-cuomo-threatens-n-y-lawmaker-over-nursing-home-criticism\/\" title=\"Gov. Cuomo threatens N.Y. lawmaker over nursing home criticism\">multiple news outlets<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/02\/fact-check-audio-starmer-disparaging-liverpool\/\"><strong>RELATED: No, Audio Does Not Show Keir Starmer Disparaging Liverpool)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For example, the New Republic reported in August 2023 that \u201cSeveral Republican figures have spoken out against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell since <a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/175288\/video-mitch-mcconnell-freezes-mid-press-conference\">his second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-appears-to-suffer-another-scary-health-episode-camera-keeps-rolling-as-aides-step-in\/\" title=\"McConnell&#039;s Health Scare Caught on Camera - Aides Swiftly Intervene\">freezing episode<\/a><\/a> while addressing reporters on Wednesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSevere aging health issues and\/or mental health incompetence in our nation\u2019s leaders MUST be addressed. Biden, McConnell, Feinstein, and Fetterman are examples of people who are not fit for office and it\u2019s time to be serious about it,\u201d Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a frequent critic of McConnell said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1696951380945121483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Newsweek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/mitch-mcconnell-expendable-resign-calls-intensify-latest-freeze-1823588\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> that \u201c[c]alls\u201d for McConnell to resign intensified after his second freezing incident. An anonymous Republican senator said McConnell should step down as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-nadler-call-flynn-pardon-abuse-of-power\/\" title=\"Schiff, Nadler Call Flynn Pardon &#039;Abuse of Power&#039;\">minority leader<\/a> in July 2023, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/gop-senators-express-anxieties-mitch-mcconnells-health-rcna96706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden called McConnell after the incidents and said the Republican senator sounded like \u201chis old self,\u201d NBC News reported in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/mcconnells-freezes-complicate-republican-attacks-bidens-age-rcna103682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post on social media claimed that nobody called for Senator Mitch McConnell to step down after multiple freezing incidents, but this is misleading. In fact, several Republicans and conservatives did call for McConnell to resign or step down following the incidents. 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