McConnell’s “freeze” was the second time that such an incident has occurred, but it is not the senator’s first health scare, either. The 81-year-old senator, who had polio as a child, is the longest-serving party leader.
US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) froze on Wednesday while answering questions posed by reporters at a press event in Covington, Kentucky, pausing for more than half of a minute before aides came to his side calling for a momentary break with the journalists.Wednesday’s incident is the second time McConnell has had an issue while answering questions from the media, with the first occurring on July 26 during opening remarks at a weekly news conference at the US Capitol.
