Senator Mitch McConnell freezes again during a press conference

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Senator Mitch McConnell once again froze in mid-sentence as he addressed the media – marking a scary second episode like this he suffered in public.

The Kentucky lawmaker was speaking to reporters Wednesday in Covington, KY, addressing a Chamber of Commerce case and seemed to be doing well...until he wasn't. When a reporter asked him if he would run for re-election, he paused for a long time.

07/26/23

Just like he did a month ago on Capitol Hill...Senator McConnell just stood there quietly and seemed to walk away. Eventually, one of his aides stepped in and asked if he heard the question...but he didn't even answer, just stared into space and froze.

The assistant asked the media for a private moment, and that's where the video ends.

Obviously this is deja vu – and many suspect he may have had a medical episode… although the first incident was never officially described as such by his team . Now there are sure to be even more questions and scrutiny about his health.

Recall that Senator McConnell also suffered a nasty fall earlier this year which led to him being hospitalized for a time. Currently, he is the highest-ranking Republican in the Senate.

Originally published 11:08 a.m. PT