"You OK, Mitch?": McConnell freezes up during news conference, causing concern for his health
According to an aide, McConnell said he felt "lightheaded," but resumed the Q&A after regaining his composure
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According to an aide, McConnell said he felt "lightheaded," but resumed the Q&A after regaining his composure
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suddenly stopped speaking midsentence during a weekly news conference Wednesday.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suddenly stopped speaking midsentence during a weekly news conference Wednesday.
According to an aide, McConnell said he felt "lightheaded," but resumed the Q&A after regaining his composure
>> anything else you want to say? do you want to say anything else to the press? >> go ahead, john. >> reporter: now, he did come back to the podium about 12 minutes later. he took the first question from manu raju, called on him by name. he took other questions, talking about impeachment at length. but all he would say about his health is that he is fine. let's take a listen. >> can you address what happened here at the start of the press conference, was it related to your injury from earlier this year when you suffered a concussion? >> i'm fine. >> you're fully able to do your job? >> yeah. ...