Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell moved behind the scenes to reassure his allies and donors he can do his job after he froze for the second time in as many months in public – even as questions persist over how long the 81-year-old Kentuckian will stay as Republican leader.
McConnell, who has served for 16 years as the GOP leader, the longest of any Senate leader in history, has repeatedly made clear he’s staying in his job until the end of next year when the 118th Congress ends – something his confidantes say hasn’t changed even after his recent health scares.
But McConnell has consistently sidestepped questions about whether he would run for leader in the next Congress, which begins in 2025.
Following a recent concussion after falling and hitting his head in March, coupled with his two public frozen moments, Republican senators and aides told CNN they are doubtful he will try to run for the job again – potentially opening up the GOP leadership role for the first time since McConnell took the reins in 2007.
Every time a liberal gets a head cold the republicans start screaming that they’re not physically capable to hold office anymore, but Mitch McConnell can have a stroke on live tv in the middle of a debate and they’re ready to give him another year… Sound pretty typical
Just wait for the arguments they shell out when he permanently freezes on life TV.
“He is just temporarily inconvenienced, he will keep doing his job. Just disregard the libreal lies of that doctor who said he did the autopsy!”
hE hAs a HeArInG PRoBleM
Speaking of which, I don’t think I’ve heard Republicans calling for Feinstein to retire, even though that’s a very obvious and easy target.
No no, he was just up too late watching a baseball game!
I’m pretty sure they’ll just have someone jam their hand up his ass so they can control him like some kind of addled, desiccated muppet and prevent any more of these visible strokes