Mitch McConnell uses scary freeze-up incident to troll Joe Biden: 'Gotta watch those sandbags!'
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) trolled President Joe Biden after his scary freeze-up incident on Wednesday.
While speaking to reporters after the incident, McConnell said that Biden had called to check on him and he used the moment to troll the president.
"The president called to check on me. I told him I got sandbagged," McConnell recounted. "Gotta watch those sandbags!"
The reference to sandbags refers to the scary moment last month when Biden tripped on stage after delivering a speech at the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony. While walking away from the lectern, Biden tripped over sandbags that were keeping a teleprompter in place. Biden, fortunately, was not injured in the fall.
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It's not clear what happened to McConnell, who froze mid-sentence at a press conference. CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta said McConnell "clearly had some kind of neurological event."
McConnell did not say whether he had spoken to a doctor and provided no additional insight into what happened. He simply told reporters, "I'm fine." His office declined to provide further details.
Since the freeze-up, NBC News reported that McConnell experienced a scary fall less than two weeks ago. On July 14, McConnell reportedly fell on his face when exiting a plane. The incident was not previously disclosed, and McConnell was reportedly not injured in the fall. McConnell also fell while visiting Finland in February, CNN reported.
McConnell's office, however, has only disclosed one previous fall: a March incident in which he was hospitalized and treated for a concussion.
Additionally, NBC News reported that McConnell has been recently using a wheelchair to navigate airports. McConnell is 81 years old and has served in the U.S. Senate for nearly 40 years.
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Biden finds scapegoat to blame for his big fall — then reporter reveals what happened when he exited Marine One
President Joe Biden went viral Thursday after he tripped and fell on stage at the Air Force Academy commencement.
The incident immediately triggered renewed concerns about Biden's health. Though his physician says he has the physical fitness required to be commander in chief, Biden is 80 years old, which means any fall is concerning and potentially detrimental to his health.
\u201cBREAKING: Biden takes a big fall on stage just now at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation\u201d— Jake Schneider (@Jake Schneider) 1685645430
But the White House quickly found its scapegoat for the fall: sandbags on the stage.
"He's fine. There was a sandbag on stage while he was shaking hands," White House communications director Ben LaBolt said.
And upon returning to the White House, Biden told reporters, "I got sandbagged."
There were, indeed, sandbags on the commencement stage. According to the Associated Press, "Two small black sandbags had been onstage supporting the teleprompter used by Biden and other speakers at the graduation."
Video of the incident shows Biden walking behind the teleprompter staged to the left of the lectern before falling. If it is true that one of the sandbags initiated the fall, one wonders why Biden didn't simply walk over the sandbag.
What else happened?
When Biden returned to the White House on Marine One, he reportedly bonked his head on the frame of the helicopter.
Reporter Noah Robertson, who works for the Christian Science Monitor, reported:
[Biden] bumped his head on the doorframe while exiting the helicopter but otherwise appeared spry, wearing a blue suit with a matching tie and trademark aviators. Smiling, waving, and gingerly approaching the pool, he joked "I got sandbagged" in reference to the fall earlier today. Then he skipped once, holding his smile, and kept walking.
Last month, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll found that a majority of Americans believe Biden no longer possess the physical or mental capabilities required of the president.
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