"Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) recent health episodes show "no evidence" of stroke or seizure, the Capitol physician said in a letter on Tuesday. McConnell, 81, froze up mid-sentence after being asked about running for reelection in 2026 during a press conference in Kentucky last week, a month after a similar incident occurred while the Senate minority leader was speaking to reporters at the Capitol."
"Last week, Dr. Brian Monahan, the attending physician of Congress, medically cleared the senator to return to work and attributed McConnell's episodes to "lightheadedness," possibly related to his concussion recovery. In Tuesday's letter, Monahan offered further assessment of McConnell's condition after examining him following the Aug. 30 incident. The doctor declared neither that episode nor the event in July was the result of a seizure or stroke."
Sen. Mitch McConnell experienced two episodes in which he froze while speaking, occurring in July and late August, following a fall and hospitalization in March. Capitol physician Dr. Brian Monahan examined McConnell after the Aug. 30 incident, medically cleared him to return to work, and attributed the episodes to lightheadedness possibly related to concussion recovery. Monahan reported no evidence of a seizure disorder, brief stroke, or movement disorder such as Parkinson's disease. McConnell has undergone a brain MRI, EEG study, and consultations with multiple neurologists. McConnell plans to serve his full term.
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