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Mary Clare Jalonick | Associated Press

Senate GOP leader McConnell briefly leaves news conference after freezing up midsentence

Members of GOP Senate leadership help Sen. Mitch McConnell on Wednesday when he had difficulty speaking. This year McConnell was out of the Senate for about six weeks after falling and hitting his head at a hotel. (Associated Press)

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell briefly left his own press conference Wednesday after stopping his remarks midsentence and staring off into space for several seconds.

McConnell approached the podium for his weekly press conference and began speaking about the annual defense bill on the floor, which he said was proceeding with “good bipartisan cooperation.” But he then appeared to lose his train of thought, trailing off with a drawn-out “uh.”

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