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Mike Rounds Says McConnell ‘Perfectly Capable’ Of Being GOP Leader Despite Frozen Episodes
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Mike Rounds Says McConnell ‘Perfectly Capable’ Of Being GOP Leader Despite Frozen Episodes

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) on Sunday said Mitch McConnell is “perfectly capable” of staying on as Senate minority leader after experiencing a second frozen episode last week.Rounds said it would be up to McConnell to decide how he wants to address the two public incidents with his conference as well as the American people.“But there’s no doubt in my mind that he is perfectly capable of continuing on at this stage of the game,” Rounds told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “And he’s got a good team around him. He’s done a good job of developing that leadership team.”Rounds added that McConnell explained that the episodes were a result of the concussion he suffered earlier this year when the two spoke on Saturday afternoon.“They warned me that I would be lightheaded in the future and that I have g...
CNN Anguishes Over 81-Year-Old McConnell’s Health, Ignores Same Issues With 80-Year-Old Biden – RedState
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CNN Anguishes Over 81-Year-Old McConnell’s Health, Ignores Same Issues With 80-Year-Old Biden – RedState

In this episode of The Hypocrisy of ‘The Most Trusted Name in News’ Knows No Bounds… In yet another example of why embattled CNN continues to swirl down the ratings toilet, CNN News Central on Thursday featured a laughable segment about 81-year-old Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell‘s age and health issues following an earlier moment when he stopped speaking during a press event. Host John Berman and congressional correspondent Manu Raju talked about the incident at length, pointing to McConnell’s past falls and suggesting complications might make him incapable of carrying out his senatorial responsibilities. Just one problem. 80-year-old Joe Biden has also fallen multiple times, tripped while walking up staircases, mumbled incoherently on numerous occasions, and abruptly started wa...
Mitch McConnell Suffered ‘Face Plant’ Fall In Recent Unreported Accident: NBC
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Mitch McConnell Suffered ‘Face Plant’ Fall In Recent Unreported Accident: NBC

The accident at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport had not been revealed publicly, according to the network. McConnell did not appear seriously hurt and returned to the Capitol that day, but the details were concerning.A flight with McConnell onboard was canceled on July 14, prompting the senator to disembark. He tripped and fell in a mishap described as a “face plant” by a passenger who did not witness it but spoke to someone who did, NBC reported. That same passenger also said they spoke to another person on the flight who aided McConnell afterward.McConnell, who contracted polio as a child, broke his rib and sustained a concussion in a fall in March. He fractured a shoulder in an accident in 2019.An unidentified Republican senator told the network after McConnell suddenly went s...