The Republican leader reinforced what’s become increasingly obvious since his second on-camera public freeze: He's not going anywhere, anytime soon.
The Kentucky Republican faced the press on Wednesday for the first time since his 30-second on-camera pause last week, fielding questions about his health and future leading the Senate GOP. McConnell batted the queries away with quintessential terseness — a sign that after giving a private download to his colleagues, he felt no need to do the same for the media.
The GOP leader also reinforced what’s become increasingly obvious over the past few days as he moves to shore up support among his leadership team: He’s not intending to leave his current posts any time soon, with his Senate term set to end in 2026. “Mitch talked about his health history, he went over the tests he’s had, and said he’s been given a clean bill of health. He indicated he’s had two of these episodes, and both of them happened to be in a press conference,” Sen. John Kennedy said. “Otherwise, he worked hard in August and raised about $49 million. And there were no questions, and then we moved onto other topics.”
McConnell suffered two public freeze-ups this summer, one on the Hill in July and another back in Kentucky last week. Those incidents followed a March fall and concussion that sidelined him for several weeks. Both episodes alarmed Republicans, but each time McConnell has quickly sought to demonstrate that he’s still in charge and still has the support of his conference.
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