Mitch McConnell freezes up at weekly press conference, escorted away

By David Sivak

Published July 26, 2023 6:32pm ET

Mitch McConnell freezes up at weekly press conference, escorted away — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, is helped by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, after the 81-year-old GOP leader froze at the microphones as he arrived for a news conference, at the Capitol in Washington.

Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was escorted away from Senate Republicans’ weekly press conference after appearing to have difficulty speaking.

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