(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Republican members of Congress have remained tight-lipped regarding the contentious health status of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, following a recent health scare captured in a now-viral video.
Adding to the intrigue, reports have surfaced revealing that McConnell has experienced multiple stumbles in recent weeks, despite his claim that he felt “lightheaded and stepped away for a moment.”
According to NBC News on Wednesday, McConnell fell after tripping on July 14 while disembarking from a plane at a Washington, D.C. airport. A spokesperson for the Republican leader confirmed to USA Today that McConnell is now using a wheelchair as a precaution to prevent further incidents.
Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., alleged that McConnell also slipped and fell during a trip to Finland in February. “But it was also very icy at the time,” Budd stated. “So, it could have happened to any of us.” The North Carolinian added that McConnell quickly got back to his feet, and the meeting proceeded as planned.
When questioned about his concerns regarding McConnell’s apparent fragile health, Budd responded, “Look, when any of us take a fall, I’m older than 50, so all of us are concerned.”
Prominent Republicans in the Senate declined to provide answers about McConnell’s health. Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., said, “I’m trying to figure out how we get the defense authorization bill off the floor today.”
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., refrained from commenting on whether McConnell would be elected for another term as conference leader, which is selected every two years. “I think that that’s speculation that’s not necessary right now,” she said, according to the New York Post.
Critics have voiced concerns about the age of political leaders, with Sean Davis, co-founder of the Federalist, saying, “Why is our country being led by unhealthy, obviously brain-damaged people like Biden, McConnell and Fetterman? In a country of 330 million, this is our leadership class? What an embarrassment.”
Political commentator Tim Young echoed Davis’s remarks, stating, “Mitch McConnell just froze at a press conference… Maybe we shouldn’t have 80+ year olds in office… Maybe we should have term limits… Maybe.”
Similarly, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk chimed in, “The stamina and health of elected leaders have become a major problem in American politics.” He criticized McConnell, President Joe Biden, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Sens. John Fetterman, Pa., and Dianne Feinstein, Calif., adding, “These politicians have been entrenched or installed by corrupt party structures, but they are too old or too feeble to run the country.”
The stamina and health of elected leaders has become a major problem in American politics.
Fetterman
Biden
Pelosi
McConnell
FeinsteinThese politicians have been entrenched or installed by corrupt party structures, but they are too old or too feeble to run the country.
Resign
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) July 26, 2023
