In the United States of America, the image of the senator is paralyzed in front of journalists and opens up a debate in the political environment | The National Gazette

Hey the Republican Party The United States faces a delicate situation in the Senate. The problem is the health of the party leader in the House of Representatives.

Mitch McConnell He had just given a 20-minute speech, on Wednesday (30), when he addressed reporters for a press conference. A reporter asked if he intended to run for re-election in 2026. At first, the senator asked to repeat the question. after, He was silent and unresponsive for 30 seconds.

McConnell answered the second question and left with the help of his aides. This was the second time a situation like this had happened, publicly, with the Republican minority leader in the US Senate.

On July 26, while speaking to reporters inside Congress, Mitch McConnell interrupted his speech halfway through. He was silent and unresponsive for 19 seconds. In March, the senator spent more than a month away from work and was hospitalized for a few days after he fell, hit his head and suffered a concussion.

McConnell said he has no plans to step down. But some groups in Washington are already discussing possible replacements for the party’s leadership in the Senate. Leading the talks are three politicians, the “Three Johns”: John Thune, 62, Senator from South Dakota; John Cornyn and John Barrasso, NY, of Wyoming, are 71 years old.

On Thursday (31), the politician’s team issued a statement informing him that he had undergone examinations in the US Congress and that he had subsequently obtained approval to return to work. The Capitol doctor reported that occasional dizziness is not common in patients recovering from concussions, and that it can also appear in cases of dehydration.

Mitch McConnell turned 81 last February, and he’s been in American politics for more than three decades. He was first elected in 1984 as a Senator from Kentucky. And in early 2023, he became the longest-serving Senate party leader in US history. It is up to the leader, among other things, to be the spokesperson for the party as well as to negotiate project procedures, to be able to influence the progress of the agendas.

The latter two incidents have raised questions about whether the senator is qualified to continue in office. Even fellow Republicans said they were concerned and thought Mitch McConnell’s performance had waned.

This week, President Joe Biden, a rival Democratic party, spoke with Mitch McConnell and said he was confident the senator would soon return to his old ways.