WATCH: Mitch McConnell Gets Brutally Heckled In Home Kentucky With Chants Of “Retire”
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., got brutally heckled in his home state of Kentucky at the annual “Fancy Farm Picnic” on Saturday. (See videos below)
“My friends, I’ll be honest, it’s not hard for Republicans to look good these days,” McConnell said as the boos grew loud.
The crowd in the video below can be heard chanting boos,” “retire” and “lost the Senate” as McConnell kept at it saying that he and his wife, Elaine, are “excited to be back” at the event featuring Democratic and Republican speakers.
This comes after Mitch froze giving a speech in DC recently and was escorted from the podium by shocked Senators and ‘face-planted’ getting off a plane.
Mitch tripped and fell getting off a plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on July 14.
According to NBC: “McConnell, R-Ky., who was a passenger, had a “face plant,” someone who was on the plane at the time but did not witness the fall told NBC News. That passenger also said they spoke to another passenger who helped tend to McConnell.
“McConnell has also recently been using a wheelchair as a precaution when he navigates crowded airports, said a source familiar with his practices.”
Yesterday during his opening remarks Mitch suddenly stopped talking. His Republican colleagues asked if he was okay while he looked lost and confused. (See Videos Below)
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa appeared to make a sign of the cross as if she was praying for McConnell.
A few minutes later, McConnell came back to the press conference by himself.
He stood away from the podium and when asked about his health he said he was fine.
Mitch also tripped and fell on March 8 after an event for the Senate Leadership Fund at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington.
He was hospitalized with a concussion and discharged on March 13.