Mitch McConnell's health and fitness
The gist
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, 84, stared blankly and said nothing when asked about the GOP's midterm losses.
The episode renews questions about how much lawmakers must disclose about their health.
How it unfolded
- 2023 -06McConnell is hospitalized; commentator Sue O'Connell later addresses the lack of transparency about his health after the stay.
- 2024McConnell steps down from the Republican Senate leadership after two separate episodes in which his face appeared to freeze while he was speaking.
- 2026 -02McConnell announces he will not run for the position again.
Key terms
- GOP
- The Republican Party, one of the two major political parties in the United States.
- midterm losses
- US general elections held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term, when all House seats and about a third of Senate seats are contested.
- Gerontocracy
- A form of rule in which a political entity is governed by leaders substantially older than most of the population.
Source: Wikipedia