Mitch McConnell freezes during press conference, deteriorating health raises questions. Here’s what happened
Mitch McConnell faced renewed concerns about his health after freezing for about 28 seconds during a recent press conference. The 81-year-old Kentucky Republican had to be escorted away from the lectern by colleagues. This incident occurred four months after he suffered a concussion and a broken rib from a fall in March. Reports also revealed that McConnell had experienced two other falls this year, one at a Washington, D.C. airport in July and another during a foreign trip in February.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) speaks during a weekly news conference at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. McConnell, the longtime Republican leader who suffered a serious head injury in a fall earlier this year, froze during an appearance at his weekly news conference and had to be briefly escorted away from the microphones to recover. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)A source close to the senator confirmed these incidents, while a McConnell spokesperson declined to comment on the falls, stating that the senator had been using a wheelchair in certain circumstances as a precautionary measure in crowded areas.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) freezes during a weekly news conference at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. McConnell, the longtime Republican leader who suffered a serious head injury in a fall earlier this year, froze during an appearance at his weekly news conference and had to be briefly escorted away from the microphones to recover. (Sarah Silbiger/The New York Times)McConnell's previous injuries include a shoulder fracture from a fall at his home in Louisville in 2019, but the most serious injury occurred earlier this year when he fell at the Waldorf
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