Mitch McConnell Whisked Away After Freezing Mid-Press Conference
Colleagues were forced to whisk Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) away from a podium on Wednesday after the Senate Minority Leader seemingly froze mid-sentence while talking to reporters.
The unsettling sight was captured on camera as McConnell held his weekly news conference. Footage showed McConnell, 81, staring silently forward for about 20 seconds before the nearby Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) and others escorted him away from cameras.
Prior to freezing up, McConnell had spoken for 15 seconds about bipartisan support for an annual defense policy bill. As the senator froze, the faces of the Republicans around him showed their confusion.