Senate Minority Chief Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Sunday mentioned he’s “in fine condition” and “utterly recovered” after his concussion and freezing episodes.
“I’m in fine condition, utterly recovered and again on the job,” McConnell mentioned throughout his interview with CBS’s “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan.
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After @LeaderMcConnell had well being episodes in public following a concussion, @margbrennan asks if there’s something about his well being “the general public ought to know that wasn’t disclosed.”
“I am in fine condition, utterly recovered and again on the job,” McConnell says. pic.twitter.com/Coi528ssxi
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) October 22, 2023
81-year-old Senate Minority Chief Mitch McConnell is “medically clear” to proceed work after he froze up for the second time in late August.
And that is simply what we now have seen in public. Actually, McConnell is having these episodes in non-public as nicely.
McConnell was holding a press convention in Covington, Kentucky final month when he went right into a catatonic state.
Mitch McConnell quickly froze and was unable to talk. An aide got here to his rescue and promptly ended the press convention.
McConnell grew to become unresponsive and stared blankly throughout a Senate press convention.
BREAKING NEWS: Sen. Mitch McConnell showing to have one other scary episode within the media gaggle in Covington as we speak. Aides needed to step in to assist him out and repeat questions. He was ultimately lead away. We’ll have the total video on @WLWT pic.twitter.com/q9ex5MHxLV
— Hannah Thomas (@HannahPThomas) August 30, 2023
As TGP’s Kristinn Taylor reported, McConnell suffered a concussion and a damaged bone after a fall in March. He was hospitalized and did a stint in rehab earlier than returning to the Senate in mid-April.
A Capitol doctor urged McConnell is experiencing small seizures resulting from dehydration.
“I’ve consulted with Chief McConnell and conferred along with his neurology crew. After evaluating yesterday’s incident, I’ve knowledgeable Chief McConnell that he’s medically clear to proceed along with his schedule as deliberate. Occasional lightheadedness isn’t unusual in concussion restoration and will also be anticipated on account of dehydration,” Capitol doctor Brian Monahan mentioned in an announcement final month.
Senator Rand Paul isn’t shopping for the “dehydration” rationalization.
“I believe it’s an insufficient rationalization to say that is dehydration… Effectively, I practiced medication for 25 years and it doesn’t seem like dehydration to me, it seems to be like a focal neurologic occasion,’” Rand Paul, a doctor mentioned to reporters final month.
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Sen. Rand Paul doesn’t purchase the “dehydration” rationalization for Mitch McConnell’s “freezing” occasion.
“I believe it’s an insufficient rationalization to say that is dehydration… Effectively, I practiced medication 25 years and it doesn’t seem like dehydration to me, it seems to be like a focal… pic.twitter.com/dNp65GeHbs
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) September 6, 2023