Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, 81, has been deemed “medically clear” to maintain his schedule despite another public freezing episode earlier this week.
“I have consulted with Leader McConnell and conferred with his neurology team,” attending physician to Congress Brian Monahan said.
“After evaluating yesterday’s incident, I have informed Leader McConnell that he is medically clear to continue with his schedule as planned.”
“Occasional lightheadedness is not uncommon in concussion recovery and can also be expected as a result of dehydration,” Monahan noted.
McConnell was treated for a concussion earlier this year after tripping and also was said to have suffered a rib fracture.
The Senate Minority Leader also tripped, suffering a fractured shoulder in 2019.
During the freezing episode on Wednesday, Mitch McConnell had been asked about his thoughts on running for re-election in 2026, at this point, he totally froze.
When the questioner tried again, McConnell replied, “What are my thoughts about what?”
After the questioner asked a third time, McConnell stood silently while staring blankly.
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McConnell, who has been a senator for more than three decades, had a similar incident last month.
Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed that McConnell is not fit to serve.
“These politician’s staff and family members should be ashamed of themselves by enabling and allowing their loved ones to remain in office all to hold power,” Greene asserted in a post on X.
Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota echoed Greene:
“For goodness sake, the family, friends, and staff of Senators Feinstein and McConnell are doing them and our country a tremendous disservice. It’s time for term limits for Congress and the Supreme Court and some basic human decency.”
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