From Le Figaro with AFP
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This is the second time the senator has frozen during a speech. He was hospitalized in March with a concussion.
US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell expressed serious concerns about his health on Wednesday, falling victim to a long absence during a press conference for the second time in a month.
While traveling in his home state of Kentucky, Senator McConnell, 81, appeared paralyzed for about thirty seconds and was unable to answer a reporter’s question.
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Already in the hospital because of a fall
“Senator McConnell felt momentarily dizzy during his press conference and paused,” his spokesman told AFP. Those close to him said he would consult a doctor before his next public meeting. He had just been asked about his desire to run again in 2026.
The Republican tenor had already experienced a very similar episode on July 26th, when he froze for no reason in the middle of a press conference in the Capitol before his entourage asked him to disappear. When asked about Mitch McConnell’s condition, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre wished him “a speedy recovery.”
Mitch McConnell, the undisputed leader of the Republicans in the Senate since 2015, has been at the forefront of fighting against the policies of Democratic President Barack Obama’s administration (2009-2017), but also in support of Donald Trump, who came to power in January 2017. In March, the senator was hospitalized after falling during a private dinner, resulting in a concussion, a broken rib and nearly six weeks off work.