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Mitch McConnell still ‘perfectly capable’ to lead after freeze-ups: GOP senator
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1:01Now PlayingSen. Mitch McConnell is “perfectly capable” of leading his GOP caucus — even after the 81-year-old froze in public last week for the second time in as many months, says Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota.
“Mitch is sharp, and he is shrewd. He understands what needs to be done,” Rounds told CNN on Sunday of the Senate minority leader from Kentucky. “I will leave it up to him as to how he wants to discuss that with the American public. But there’s no doubt in my mind that he is perfectly capable of continuing on at this stage of the game.”
Concerns have mounted about the health of the longest-serving Senate Republican leader in history after he froze up and was unresponsive for minutes on end during press conferences in July and August.
The most recent troubling incident occurred directly after a reporter’s question about whether McConnell would seek re-election in 2026. He has led Republicans in the upper chamber since 2007.
Capitol Attending Physician Dr. Brian Monahan last week cleared McConnell to return to work after a consultation, saying the Kentucky Republican had experienced lightheadedness, potentially from a concussion and dehydration.
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