Evening Edition: Sen. McConnell Freezes Up Again, Raises More Questions About Aging Politicians

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 31 August 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell looked to freeze up again taking questions from reporters following an event in Kentucky. The incident, along with the health concerns surrounding Senator Dianne Feinstein and President Biden's age, raises many questions about the effectiveness of our aging politicians. FOX's Ryan Schmelz speaks with Rich Edson, FOX News senior national correspondent, about the latest scare with Senator McConnell and the growing calls for term limits. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Kat Tenth.
0:01.0	I'm Bill Hemmer.
0:02.0	I'm Harris Faulkner, and this is the Fox News rundown.
0:06.0	Thursday, August 31, 2023, I'm Ryan Schmelz.
0:13.7	Another concerning moment from one of the biggest names in American politics has some questioning
0:18.2	his ability to lead, and he's not the only one.
0:21.0	You're very likely, at least if you listen to the polls, going to have a presidential
0:25.0	election next year, between the two oldest people to ever be president on an auguration
0:30.2	day.
0:31.2	And there are real concerns about whether there is a generation out there that maybe should
0:36.2	look to turn it over to a new generation.
0:38.3	This is the Fox News rundown, evening edition.
0:46.9	I'm Ben Dominech, Fox News contributor and editor of the transom.com daily newsletter.
0:53.9	And I'm inviting you to join a conversation every week.
0:56.7	It's the Ben Dominech podcast.
0:58.4	Subscribe and listen now by going to FoxNewsPodcasts.com.
1:02.4	For the second time in about a month, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to
1:06.4	freeze while speaking to reporters.
1:08.8	This time it happened in his home state of Kentucky as one of his aides cut in.
1:12.7	What are your thoughts on running for re-election in 2016?
1:15.5	What am I talking about, what?
1:16.8	Running for re-election in 2016.
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