Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell was unable to answer a simple question about the midterm elections as a reporter caught up with him in the U.S. Capitol as he was wheeled down a corridor in a wheelchair.
The former and longtime Republican leader of the U.S. Senate stares blankly into space after being asking about the impact of Tuesday’s Democratic takeover. McConnell this year was hospitalized and disappeared for several weeks, causing speculation he had died.
“Can I get your quick reaction to the midterms?” the reporter is heard asking. The sitting senator, donning a baseball cap, says nothing, looking straight ahead, and then later eerily looks up.
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Reaction to the clip was swift. Ryan Fournier on X wrote, “THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. Mitch McConnell literally CANNOT answer a simple question. DC is being run by a broken gerontocracy that refuses to let go of power. We desperately need age and term limits in Washington NOW.”
Opined Mark Babasa, “Half of Congress is ‘Weekend at Bernie’s.’ The other half are paid lobbyists. I fear the American Experiment is about to be declared a failure … suffocated to death by Corporatists and Special Interest groups.”
“We do need some basic competency test,” remarked Matt Byars, “but not hardline age/term limits. There’s a big difference between McConnell and [Sen. Chuck] Grassley.”
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[ H/T WorldNetDaily ]
