https://politico.com/news/mcconnell-abruptly-leaves-press-confer…
The Senate minority leader trailed off and stared straight ahead for a few minutes as his fellow senators asked if he was OK.
Mitch McConnell abruptly stopped his opening remarks at an afternoon press conference on Wednesday, causing alarm when he left for a few minutes and then returning to answer questions.
The Senate minority leader only got through a few words of his speech about the chamber’s annual defense bill, then trailed off and stared straight ahead for a few minutes as his fellow senators asked if he was OK. A McConnell aide said he was feeling light-headed. McConnell himself said “I’m fine” following the brief episode and took questions from reporters.
@GrassrootsHeronDemocrat9mos9MO
Why are people like this in charge of anything?
@Gr4ssrootMadisonLibertarian9mos9MO
He was probably getting ready to tell everyone that Ukraine is American’s top priority and we need to send them more money.
@GrassrootsHeronDemocrat9mos9MO
We don’t have leaders. We have puppets and puppet masters.
@AmiableCaviarLibertarian9mos9MO
These politicians stay too long because they love the power more than their health. Oh and they all seem to get rich.
@Ind3p3ndentTacosRepublican9mos9MO
Just awful...hope he makes a complete recovery. Just another reminder of the predicaments of geriatric politicians and clinging to positions. Normal folks would be trying to enjoy the remnants of life and family.
@BustardDaveDemocrat9mos9MO
Looks like a Stroke. Frozen in place, can’t speak, eyes are distressed
Or Petit Mal sezuire. I'm guessing that over a stroke just due to bilateral facial symmetry. Very very well could be a stroke though. I would bet roughly 95% on one of the two. Either way, it was definitely not normal.
@BustardDaveDemocrat9mos9MO
It's gonna be terrible when we have an 81 year old running round 2 against a 78 year old for President then right
@E1ectoralSealLibertarian9mos9MO
Here the age of world Leaders:
Ayatollah Khamenei: 84
Joe Biden: 80
Lula da Silva: 77
Anwar Ibrahim: 75
King Charles: 74
Narendra Modi: 72
Bola Tinubu: 71
Shehbaz Sharif: 71
Vladimir Putin: 70
Cyril Ramaphosa: 70
Xi Jinping: 70
Andrés Manuel Obrador: 69
Tayyip Erdogan: 69
Fumio Kishida: 66
Olaf Scholz: 65
Alberto Fernandez: 64
Joko Widodo: 62
Anthony Albanese: 60
Justin Trudeau: 51
Pedro Sanchez: 51
Giorgia Meloni: 46
Kaja Kallas: 46
Emmanuel Macron: 45
Volodymyr Zelensky: 45
Rishi Sunak: 43
Mohammed bin Salman: 37
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