{"id":584427,"date":"2023-07-26T21:39:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mcconnell-freezes-at-briefing-concerning-colleagues\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T21:39:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:39:32","slug":"mcconnell-freezes-at-briefing-concerning-colleagues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mcconnell-freezes-at-briefing-concerning-colleagues\/","title":{"rendered":"#McConnell freezes at briefing, concerning colleagues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27ec1eac980\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27ec1eac980\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mcconnell-freezes-at-briefing-concerning-colleagues\/#Top_Stories_from_The_Hill\" >Top Stories from The Hill<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/mcconnell_072623gn.jpeg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) froze for almost 20 seconds while delivering his opening statement at a leadership press conference Wednesday afternoon, prompting murmurs of concern among his colleagues and the assembled press corps. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McConnell told reporters the Senate was on a path to complete work on the annual defense authorization bill and praised what he called \u201cgood bipartisan cooperation\u201d before freezing mid-sentence and staring straight ahead without an uttering another word. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The awkward and potentially scary moment prompted a couple members of his leadership team to reach out to see if he was OK. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you good, Mitch?\u201d asked Senate Republican Policy Committee Chairwoman Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), putting her hand on the back of his arm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you okay, Mitch?\u201d asked Senate Republican Conference Committee Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), a doctor, who put his hand on McConnell\u2019s right forearm. \u201cAnything else you want to say?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s go back to your office,\u201d Barrasso. \u201cDo you want to say anything else to the press? Let\u2019s go back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_Stories_from_The_Hill\"><\/span>Top Stories from The Hill<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">McConnell, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared reluctant to leave the press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Barrasso then exchanged some remarks with one of McConnell\u2019s aides and soon after led the GOP leader down the hall toward his office. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>McConnell returned to the press conference before the other members of his leadership team finished their remarks and took the first question from reporters, as he usually does every Tuesday. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/T7zM9N_S2SDKHQ2PypEf8AQ?subscribe=1\">Sign up for the latest from The Hill here<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Manu Raju asked McConnell to address what happened, and whether it was related to health effects from suffering a concussion earlier this year. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, I\u2019m fine,\u201d McConnell answered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re fine, you\u2019re fully able to do your job?\u201d the reporter pressed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah,\u201d McConnell answered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He then went on to answer reporters\u2019 questions about an unraveling plea deal between federal prosecutors and Hunter Biden, the prospect of impeachment proceedings in the House and the schedule for considering the annual appropriations bills. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. 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