Mitch McConnell escorted away mid-press conference after freezing up

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell spooked reporters Wednesday when he suddenly became silent and stone-faced during a press conference — only to return minutes later declaring, “I’m fine.”

“We’re on a path to finishing the NDAA this week. There’s been good bipartisan cooperation, and a string of…,” McConnell (R-Ky.), 81, began before trailing off and staring blankly at the scrum for roughly 20 seconds. ---More...

Odd moment: McConnell freezes at start of Senate GOP leadership press conference and is escorted to the side by his colleagues pic.twitter.com/hT5bLnstOS

— Raquel Martin (@RaquelMartinTV) July 26, 2023

After suffering a stroke on camera Mitch McConnell tries to laugh it off with a joke hastily written by his staff then proceeds to immediately freeze up again and stare off into the middle distance.

McConnell is unwell.
He is a cancer on the GOP.
Resignpic.twitter.com/nYzbNYHkJf

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 27, 2023

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