Mitch McConnell freezes and struggles to speak in second incident this summer

By Samantha-Jo Roth

Published August 30, 2023 5:52pm ET

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Mitch McConnell freezes and struggles to speak in second incident this summer — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) appeared to have difficulty speaking during a press conference in Kentucky on Wednesday and froze up for about 30 seconds when he was asked if he would run for reelection, the second such incident this summer. At first, the Senate Republican leader acknowledged the question but trailed off and […]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) appeared to have difficulty speaking during a press conference in Kentucky on Wednesday and froze up for about 30 seconds when he was asked if he would run for reelection, the second such incident this summer.

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