Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., poked fun at his earlier freeze up at a news conference with Republican leaders on Wednesday evening, joking that he got "sandbagged."
On his way to the Senate floor, McConnell told reporters that President Biden had called him to check in after his episode earlier that day.
"The president called to check on me. I told him I got sandbagged," McConnell said, making reference to Biden's tumble last month during the commencement ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy. The White House said at the time the president tripped and fell over a sandbag and that he was not injured.
BREAKING: Mitch McConnell has cognitive malfunction at podium
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) July 26, 2023
Has to be escorted away by fellow Senators
This man has clear cognitive impairments after sustaining serious head trauma from his fall a few months ago
It is clear that he should resign pic.twitter.com/iLNJvCRmx7
