Whenever a lawmaker who is advancing in years appears infirm or confused in public, or takes some time to convalesce, there are questions about their fitness for office.

McConnell  who froze and appeared confused during a Capitol Hill news conference Wednesday. He has also fallen a few times.

After recovering off camera, McConnell returned to take questions and later left smiling, telling reporters that he was doing just fine and had just been “sandbagged” when he was unable to speak.

On Friday, McConnell’s office said in a statement that he plans to serve the rest of the 118th Congress as the GOP leader.  It didn’t address his plans in the next Congress, which begins in 2025.

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