“I think we ought to be talking about what we were talking about earlier, rather than my health,” McConnell told CBS.

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) seemed to think the health of the 81-year-old minority leader of the U.S. Senate was not an issue worth discussing during a sit-down interview with CBS.

  • worldwidewaveEnglish
    139•1 year ago

    His tight-lipped answer didn’t seem to satisfy Brennan, who wondered if McConnell meant he could still serve “at a time when we are talking about incredible dysfunction in Washington?”

    “I think we ought to be talking about what we were talking about earlier, rather than my health,” McConnell shot back.

    Fox News Sunday’s Shannon Bream also interviewed McConnell. She said in her introduction to her interview that she also asked about his health and he said “he’s doing great, and has a clean bill of health.” She did not air her questioning on the subject or McConnell’s response.

    I definitely prefer the CBS model wherein we actually ask politicians questions with follow ups, instead of assuming answers like Fox does.

    • themeatbridge
      104•1 year ago

      “I think we ought to be talking about what we were talking about earlier, rather than my health,” McConnell shot back.

      Fair enough, Senator. Can you tell me, what were we just talking about?

      • @WhatAmLemmyEnglish
        35•1 year ago

        “Person, woman, man, camera, TV”

      • proleEnglish
        20•1 year ago

        Exactly my first though… Interesting that he didn’t specify the subject. I’d be curious if he, on the spot, could have answered that question.

      • @EmpathicVagrant
        11•1 year ago

        *freezes like he’s hiding from a T-Rex in a movie *

    • @[email protected]
      21•1 year ago

      “I think we ought to be talking about what we were talking about earlier, rather than my health,” McConnell shot back.

      No, he snapped back.