McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and could not answer a question from a reporter while at an event in KY

This is weeks after he had a similar episode in Washington in July

He was asked if he would run for reelection in 2026

• He asked the reporter to repeat the question

• Then trailed off and stared straight ahead for 10 seconds

Next an aid asked him if he heard the question

• When McConnell did not answer the aide announced that they were going to need a minute

  • McConnell continued to stare ahead

He did eventually answer two other questions

• Did not answer the one about running again

McConnell was first elected to the senate in 1984

• He has been in the senate for over 39 years

After both events his office said he had felt light headed during the incidents

In Kentucky if a senator steps down the governor appoints a successor

• Democrat Gov Andy Geshear would be required to appoint a republican successor

Since his fall in March at the Washington Hotel he has had at least two more falls his office did not disclose