Charlie StrossAug 30, 2023

Mitch McConnell appears to have had another mini-stroke or severe aphasia incident at a press event:

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/30/mitch-mcconnell-freezes-struggles-to-speak-in-second-incident-this-summer.html

What I want to know is, if he's now had two events in front of the cameras in as many months ... how many more is he having in private?

Man's ill, and it's much worse than the news coverage indicates.

Show threadRaven OnthillAug 30, 2023
@cstross my spouse, who has seen them, thinks it was an absence seizure; what used to be called petit mal. They are not common in adults, but McConnell is in his eighties.
Show threadjonsingerAug 30, 2023
@ravenonthill @cstross i was going to ask whether that might be the issue. (presume that it would be easy to diagnose.)
Show threadRaven Onthill

@jonsinger @cstross hey, Jon! Good to see you here!

His doctors probably know, but the public has not been informed. It is also just possible that he is one of these neurologically disabled people who refuses treatment because he doesn't believe he has a problem.

Aug 30, 2023 at 8:37pmTusky