The Senate minority leader, 81, laughed off the prospect shortly after he bizarrely froze for an extended period mid-sentence at a press conference.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is pictured on July 11, 2023, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The Kentucky senator, 81, on Wednesday abruptly stopped talking in the middle of a sentence at his weekly press conference, stirring concerns about his health.
Other Republicans standing nearby signaled that they also considered the question to be absurd by laughing alongside their leader.after suffering a fall in March. Some have speculated that his behavior at Wednesday's press event may have been related, although there is no evidence to support the theory.that a McConnell aide said the senator was feeling"light headed" when he froze in place, while failing to elaborate on what caused the incident.
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