Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze for about 30 seconds on Wednesday while speaking with reporters after a speech in Covington, Kentucky.
The incident is similar to an episode McConnell experienced at the US Capitol late last month and is likely to raise additional questions about the fitness of the 81-year-old to lead the Senate Republican caucus.
Wednesday’s episode occurred when a reporter asked the Republican leader if he was planning to run for reelection in 2026. McConnell had to ask him to repeat the question several times, chuckled for a moment, and then paused.
Someone at his side then asked him, “Did you hear the question, senator, running for reelection in 2026?” McConnell did not respond.
Article includes video of the incident.
I understand people don’t like him, but after watching my mom die of dementia it’s a little hard to stomach just how cruel people are here about this.
Yeah but unlike your mom he fully deserves it as he’s an evil piece of shit
well, people have suffered due to lack of access to medical care and died of poverty under his rule, so he probably has more cruelty than them since you know,he caused those problems, wheras people are just laughing at him getting his just desserts from fate or god.
As was mentioned somewhere in the comments, he may not be fully lucid and he would never see any of this. So making these jokes just highlights the cruelty and amoral attitude of people just to search for a laugh.
Two wrongs make a right, check.
I’m sorry, I couldn’t hear you over the sound of people dying in the streets from diabetes and shit.
Uhhh… Okay.
People just tend to get a sadistic, vengeful sense of humor in politics. Nothing you can do about it aside from just trying to ignore it.
I see a similar thing with how people describe Zuckerberg, who to me at least, displays signs that have a striking similarity to ASD. Having a nephew just starting grade school and brother who both lie within the spectrum makes seeing all of those heavy-handed insults feel like they may as well be directed at them.