Lisa Desjardins:
You can see there that the senator froze. And it was a total of at least 30 seconds where he was nonresponsive.
Senator McConnell did go on to take a couple of questions. He gave very brief, just-a-few-word answers to those. Now, his office said that he felt dizzy and paused. That is exactly what he said, what the office also said in July, when there was that similar moment on Capitol Hill, where the senator paused after and froze after getting questions from reporters.
Now, this office is known for its discipline, not a lot of information. I did hear from the office of the number two Republican in the Senate, John Thune. They told me Senator Thune spoke to Senator McConnell this afternoon and said he was his usual self — Geoff.
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