Mitch McConnell, the Republican US senator from Kentucky, appeared to freeze for more than 30 seconds on Wednesday during a public appearance in his home state before he was escorted away from the press, a clip from an NBC News affiliate showed.
Representatives for McConnell, 81, were not immediately available for comment. The Senate minority leader had a similar but shorter incident several weeks ago.
He is a staunch right-leaning politician, who has played a key role in driving the US supreme court to the right, opposing drastic action to reduce fossil fuel use and combat the climate crisis, and blocking Democratic party leaders’ agenda.
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