mcconnell step down is mitch mcconnell. and i know him pretty well. and knowing him as i do i think the odds of him stepping down, let me put it this way, it will happen when you see donkeys fly. >> gillian: sir, as you mentioned president biden himself has faced questions, criticism about his fitness for office based on his age, his physical health, his mental health. a lot of folks in the press are pointing out now that by covering what's happened to senator mcconnell over the last few weeks with these two very public freeze-ups, this issue has become bipartisan concern now. do you agree with folks on both sides of the aisle who are calling for generational change in the senate? >> well, the press on capitol hill has not treated this as a bipartisan issue. they hardly ever talk about president biden. they would have a lot more credibility if members of the press would go to every democrat in the senate and ask them what they think about president biden's capabilities to serve and then come talk to us about mcconnell. the

>> rich louie hasn't talked to mitch mcconnell and observed mitch mcconnell and although i like rich,nformed about the capacity of mitch mcconnell right now. an i was looking for some material to line my chicken coop at home and though i'm a usual avid reader, i know where that will find itself when it comes to my house. so with all due respect to rich, i have not seen any diminishment in any way, shape or form. >> but this certainly raises concerns about the age on both sides of the aisle. there is senator diane feinstein and 81-year-old president biden is now running for re-election. and there is polling that shows that more than three quarters of americans, 77% in fact, think that biden is too old to effectively serve another four-year term. so bakari, what kind of impact do you see these growing concerns, these growing conversations about our ages politicians having on biden's chances of re-election. >> my prayers and i said this on twitter and it got blown up because i didn't know we became so toxic so quick. but my prayers go out to mitch mcconnell because you never want to see

yet mitch mcconnell still refused to convict this man. i just think it is just such a, if you were teaching a class in how to destroy civility, how to destroy a social fabric, what it means to be a coward, you could not do any better than to look at mitch mcconnell and these republicans, and they know it. at some level, they are ashamed. that's why they want company. yet mitch mcconnell still is afraid to say donald trump's name. i mean, how sad is that and how terrible it is for the country and the world. >> and when senator romney was speaking to reporters today, after this announcement, he praised mcconnell and said, good things about him and the work that he's done. an interesting position. obviously you know senator romney well. thank you for joining tonight. >> thank you. >>> joining me now, former democratic senator barbara boxer of california. senator, thank you for joining me. since you retired from the senate in 2016, we've seen trump's grip on the republican party only get stronger. what does a senate without mitt romney in it

i have a lot of interactions with mitch mcconnell.any slippage mentally from mitch mcconnell. >> these are clearly incidents. these are moments in time. >> the staff around him says that, you know, that he is as sharp as he was. his schedule in august was the same as last year. >> i'm curious, do you think there's going to be political pressure, that, hey, we want to make this an issue on biden? >> i think they're going to make b an issue of biden in any case. they have no -- >> sure. but i sort of compare it to he got thurmond on the bus because of a special election. political timing sometimes. >> that's a good point by some conservatives who had no love lost for mitch mcconnell. >> right. >> it becomes a convenient argument. but it doesn't make it right. >> the more it comes from marjorie taylor greene, the better it is for him in the senate. >> i agree with that. >> listen, mcconnell has unusually strong grip on the senate republican conference. he survived a very lame i would say challenge from rick scott. he had the support of t

i have a lot of interactions with mitch mcconnell.s -- i don't see any slippage mentally from mitch mcconnell. >> these are clearly incidents. these are moments in time. >> the staff around him says that, you know, that he is as sharp as he was. his schedule in august was the same as it was last year. >> but i'm curious, do you think this is going to be a political issue, that, hey, we want to make this an issue on biden? >> i think they're going to make an issue of biden in any case. they have no -- >> sure. but i sort of compare it to he got thurmond on the bus because of a special election. political timing sometimes. >> that's a good point by some conservatives who had no love lost for mitch mcconnell. >> right. >> it becomes a convenient argument. but it doesn't make it right. >> the more it comes from marjorie taylor greene, the better it is for him in the senate. there's so much agreement in the senate against any -- >> i agree with that. >> listen, mcconnell has unusually strong grip on the senate republican conference. he sur

mcconnell than we've learned from mitch mcconnell.nds making some news there because there is so much speculation about what is going on with mcconnell's health. he said it was related to the concussion back in march and he fell and hit his head and told rounds he's feeling light headed which only happened twice in front of reporters where he froze up. wee not heard any of this from senator mcconnell. what do you make of the way the republican leader has been handling this? >> i think mcconnell's personality, one he's extremely st stubborn. it serves him great through his year. he spent two years bedridden as a child with polio. and he's a stubborn man and very private and when you're dealing with a health situation, those are counter-productive for him. he's going to have to and i think you'll see this on wednesday, the republicans will meet privately, he'll have to talk about his health and be much more candid about it. i doent think there is going to be any change right now or a movement for change in leadership right now. but ther

let's take a listen. >> i spoke to mitch. he's a friend. i spoke to him today, and, you know, he was his old self on the telephone. it's not unusual to have the response that sometimes happens to mitch when you've had a severe concussion. it's part of the recovery. and so i'm confident he's going to be back to his old self. >> reporter: of course biden himself facing questions about his age as he runs for re-election. but with mitch mcconnell, this issue is not going away anytime soon and there are growing doubts whether he will continue to serve as leader beyond 2024 when his current term expires. >> after those growing doubts, the deans of the senate reporters covering capitol hill, reported republicans could call a special meeting to discuss his ability to lead. i know that's still a work in progress, it's very fluid. i will break some news here, mel, if he steps down, the replacement will almost certainly be named john, right? >> reporter: exactly right. there's long been speculation about who might succeed mitch mcconnell whenever he d

mitch mcconnell is a very intelligent guy.f he is playing politics -- a younger generation to follow democracy. democracy is the key. age has nothing to do. limit, as long as they are doing a good job, i do not see why they should have a limit. my best friend is 95 years old and still walks 10 blocks to buy his food. everything is what you eat, what you do. thank you for listening. host: this is isaac bailey, an opinion writer. his piece from earlier this week in the wake of that moment, that moment mitch mcconnell had freezing up. he said we should be careful not to conflate age and health. age makes us more vulnerable to medical conditions and complications. that does not mean every 81-year-old should be forced to quit jobs they love. he notes south carolina has the nation's only all-male supreme court because a mandatory retirement law force the only woman to relinquish her seat. he said there is a lot of talk about elected officials being too old. that is a political question. mcconnell situation is different . the man is

for context, rand paul and mitch mcconnell do not get along. they do not like each other.e, not a big mcconnell fan. josh hawley also raise d concerns. if you put this up for a vote behind closed doors, mcconnell would be reelected without any question at all based on everyone i have talked to. and yet, there's validity to concerns in this moment. >> yeah, we have seen him now have these episodes twice. it's important that we have the capitol hill doctor send out that note. mcconnell is talking to people about his health much more openly than before. we know this is going to be happening behind closed doors, but there are concerns. we watched it happen in realtime. we can't all pretendwet didn't see what we see. this idea it's only happening when we're watching and there isn't anything behind the scenes is going to feel suspicious to people. >> but there are defenders too. let's play mitt romney and what he said. >> the reality is that we may expect the mitch mcconnell will check out for 20 seconds a day, but the other 86,380 seconds of the day, he does a pretty darn good

. >>> plus senate minority leader mitch mcconnell addresses concerns about his health following a pair of unsettling incidents when he froze up in front of reporters. and also ahead, covid could derail a major overseas trip for president joe biden. we'll get an update on the current state of the virus amid a rise in hospitalizations across the united states. >>> good morning, and welcome to "way too early" on this wednesday, september 6th. i'm jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. and we'll begin this morning with the stiffest punishment handed down so far for anyone involved in the january 6th capitol attack. enrique tarrio, the former national chairman of the proud boys, was sentenced to 22 years in prison following his conviction on a seditious conspiracy charge for playing a central role in the 2021 insurrection. his sentence is the longest so far, surpassing the 18 years given to oath keeper's founder stewart rhodes. now, prosecutors had sought a 33-year term for tarrio. wearing an orange jumpsuit, an emotional tarrio offered apologies to law enforcement and w

under our rules mitch had the flexibility to throw them off.political retribution for he also orchestrated blocking eric schmitt from joint the judiciary committee paid why did he do that? because eric schmitt is a brand-new freshman vote against mitch mcconnell for later. that retribution happened. there's also financial retribution. each cycle typically mcconnell morays awill raise and spent abt $300 million in a super pack and he spends it. he's the biggest spender in just about every republican senate race in the country. and in the election he reminded every center i spent 20 million on you price but 25 million on you. spent 30 million on you. i can say 2018 my last reelection at the time is most expensive senate race in u.s. history. we were outspent three -- one. and ended up being a three-point race i wo one by 2.6%. could have asked mitch mcconnell spent on the texas race? not a penny, zero. last cycle up mike lee strong conservative from utah had a tough race in utah. do you know how much mitch is super pack spent on that race? zero.

it is not unusual to have the response that happened to mitch when you have a concussion.ry, so i am confident that he will be back to his old self. >> of course, biden himself facing questions about the age as he is running for re-election, but this issue is not going to go away any time soon for mcconnell and there are serious questions of whether he can continue to serve as gop, and beyond when his current term expires. these conversations are going to intensify when congress returns for the regular session next week. >> and yes, these questions started from a reporter asking about his health. thank you. >>> an urgent appeal, and leaked audio recording. top officials are heard pitching the donors on the same day as as the first primary debate saying that they need $50 million and that tape leaked. cnn obtained the tape hearing that we need $50 million now, and we need another $50 million by march. i am not worried about the first 50, but we need the next 50. joining us is ana navarro and terry who is was the manager for marco rubio presidential campaign. what do you thi

there are three things i want to bring up, first off, mitch mcconnell, his health, fetterman's health, others health, this is an issue. it amazes me how the media will this go in on a republican yet does not speak out about anything else. these are people who had their finger on the nuclear button and it is ok they cannot even make a full sentence. mike mcconnell has brain damage, i know what is happening. tupper villas doing the right thing. he's holding back. we should not be involving our military readiness in this ideology with abortion on demand. third, they are expecting our people linked to ukraine who are spending our money over there on yachts and everything else is all proven while we have 1700 students come up to 2000, still missing in hawaii. not one media outlet covers it. right wing, left-wing, side wing, any of it. these students missing, mccarthy was standing there when the reporter was asking him in hawaii why haven't these children applied for school? do no one -- do you want to know why? because they were killed in the fire. host: we will leave it there. guest: i th

. >> have you spoke with mitch mcconnell? president biden: i have. i spoke to mitch. he is a friend. i spoke with him today and he was his old self on the telephone. having a little understanding of dealing with neurosurgeons and people and one of the leading women of my staff, her husband is a neurosurgeon as well. it's not at all unusual to have the response that sometimes happens to mitch when you've had a severe concussion. it's part of the recovery. so i am confident that he will be back to his old self. >> [inaudible] president biden: i am going to florida. i am going to florida saturday morning. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including media,. >> we believe that whether it is here or right here or the middle of anywhere he should have fast access -- you should have access to fast, reliable internet. >> mediacom support c-span as a public

i suppose mitch mcconnell would say it — security. mitch mcconnell would say it is not russia in - would say it is not russia in isolation, its china taking encouragement from the war goes these levies tie one. it's rush of being pushed into the arms of north korea, a sworn enemy of the united states that promised a nuclear attack on the united states not that long ago. surely even the hardline republicans can see some of the alliances that are being built here. they can see that but they might argue with the arguments that russia, that iran, china, north korea would take encouragement, further encouragement from a russian victory in ukraine. that's the bit they dispute, that it matters that much. i happen to agree with the point of view that it does matter and they would be implications of letting russia win in any sense on. ukraine cannot hold its own continue to do that let alone win in any sense without continued us support. the us has put in in terms of humanitarian financial military aid more than the whole of europe altogether.

that's golo.com. >>> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is back to business.s hour the 81-year-old will address his entire conference for the first time since his latest freeze up. this morning, he took to the senate floor to warn the white house about russia's war on ukraine. >> president biden has not been as decisive as many of us would have prefer red. it's certainly not the time to go wobbly. >> let's go live to capitol hill. manu raju is there. you're waiting for this meeting to begin, but not surprisingly, you have talked to many of mcconnell's fellow senators. what are they saying? >> they have a lot of questions. we have seen some information put out by the gop leader's office, including that note from the capitol physicians's office ruling out serious medical conditions as reasons for the freeze-up. there's still questions about whether or not he can continue in the job and continue as leader. those are the questions that the leader himself is expected to address behind closed doors. this is the first time they will have met for the recess. that firs

republican congress have not been on board with this request but yesterday we saw senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, a top republican in the senate, back this, and this is backed by senate democrats so we have a unified senate in favor of this request and in favor of not shutting down the government at the end of september, a different story. host: first of all, ukraine spending, why is it part of the package? guest: the white house wants to give more assistance to ukraine in the spending battle. there have been restraints on how much you can raise money in defense spending so another avenue, more aid to ukraine military, economic, a supplemental request and that is one way democrats and the white house and many senate republicans and more mainstream republicans want to do this but it is crucial in the house to get action with the freedom caucus type republicans who say we should not be sending money to the ukraine, focusing on united states itself focusing on crises of the border for example. host: border security being part of that and even how that relates to disaster relief as well. g

most republicans stand by mcconnell. >> mitch is sharp and shrewd. he understands what needs to be done. i will leave it up to him how he wants to discuss that with the american public but there is no doubt in my mind he is perfectly capable continuing on at this stage of the game and got a good team around him. >> mcconnell told him he needed to watch his hydration levels. it would only take five republicans to call for a special meeting to evaluate mcconnell's leadership. so far he has the votes to hang on. other gop members are worried about someone else. >> i think the one that deserves our attention at the top of the list is president biden. and when you see joe biden struggle with words, with days, with times, with places, then it drives home the point of how important it is to have someone who is capable in leadership and quite honestly, i don't think anyone wants to have a president kamala harris. >> it is hard for republicans to criticize the president when one of their own has issues. president biden has joked about his age as we approach 2

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and mitch mcconnell's case it is the republican caucus.s their decision he is able to be a productive leader than he will stay in that position and there is no alternative to doing that under the system we have. paul: he's a big supporter of aid for ukraine and therefore making that case almost every day, probably explains the hostility from some on the right who don't want to support ukraine. is that going to -- on the spending fight that's now emerging in congress, he would like to get that past. >> with the spending fight i am hopeful that will get past. you are hearing the usual complaints from the right side of kevin mccarthy's caucus of that we need more in this spending deal. paul: not more spending, more cuts, defunding certain programs, defunding the special counsel, the dynamic hasn't changed since the similar thing that we saw play out in the debt ceiling fight recently because if those rightward members of the house, kevin mccarthy's caucus won't pass anything that hands the power to the senate and mitch mcconnell who you can b

and now you know why joe biden said i hope mitch mcconnell stays healthy.e needs some blog to get the stupid bill. it is ridiculous. it isit read dick gillis. $700 to the people who lost their lives in hawaii? is just crazy. so what color you put a lot out for our guest. schedule couple interesting points with disaster relief. my twin the two things together they would support clean bill with disaster relief but they would not support ukraine funding thisyt is not anything w in washington, parties and politicians to build a coalition of votes. i do think the white house might have a stronger hand here. much into ukraine they're thered in the united states. many smart political at play there. it's interesting the cap mccarthy points clearly a lot of angst among the republican base. colors like that in mccarthy's own conference are not totally happy with his job performance. he's worried about a revolt the a motion to vacate is always throwing up in these instances. to oust if he doesn't get his priority. it's a very difficult job mccarthy has to protect his

. >> have you spoke with mitch mcconnell? president biden: i have. i spoke to mitch. he is a friend. i spoke with him today and he was his old self on the telephone. having a little understanding of dealing with neurosurgeons and people and one of the leading women of my staff, her husband is a neurosurgeon as well. it's not at all unusual to have the response that sometimes happens to mitch when you've had a severe concussion. it's part of the recovery. so i am confident that he will be back to his old self. >> [inaudible] president biden: i am going to florida. i am going to florida saturday morning. >> starting monday, september , wat our new series, books that shaped america, which will feature 10 books that have provoked thoht, one awards, led to significant al changes, and are still talked about today. ah the premier, we are using the c-span archives to gain more insight into each book and author. tonight at 9:00, members of congress honor the life and literary work of author willa cather with a statue unveiling at the u.s. capitol. >> the new york times wrote t

like i told scott many times over, my prayers are with mitch mcconnell.p or decide whether or not he resigns is he and his family. i'm not calling on that, i'm not asking for that. what i am asking for is more transparency about the leader of the senate. more transparency, or excuse me, the minority leader of the senate. more transparency about what he's going through at this time. i believe the american public and its citizens are owed that much at least. >> nia malik henderson is with us as well. does it suggest senator mcconnell could be in trouble in his own republican conference if some of his gop colleagues are now willing to publicly question his health? >> no, it doesn't. because there were so few of them who are willing to come out there and question him. question him even sort of mildly. i think he has a rock-solid hold on his conference there. he's been in that position for many, many years. and of course, he will meet with his fellow senators tomorrow and has already been doing some of that calling. there's some transparency with this letter.

mitch mcconnell is a very intelligent guy. if he is playing politics -- a younger generation to follow democracy. democracy is the key. age has nothing to do. limit, as long as they are doing a good job, i do not see why they should have a limit. my best friend is 95 years old and still walks 10 blocks to buy his food. everything is what you eat, what you do. thank you for listening. host: this is isaac bailey, an opinion writer. his piece from earlier this week in the wake of that moment, that moment mitch mcconnell had freezing up. he said we should be careful not to conflate age and health. age makes us more vulnerable to medical conditions and complications. that does not mean every 81-year-old should be forced to quit jobs they love. he notes south carolina has the nation's only all-male supreme court because a mandatory retirement law force the only woman to relinquish her seat. he said there is a lot of talk about elected officials being too old. that is a political question. mcconnell situation is different . the man i

it's just not true that we don't know what's going on with mitch mcconnell.estly, i was very disappointed in rich. i'm an avid follower of "national review." i know not many republicans are these days, and i know rich has to run a publication that competes for clicks on the internet. >> oh, come on. >> i think he was way off base, and i respectfully disagree with him. and i'll choose to disregard that next issue of "national review" and i'll pick up the next one. >> joe? >> come on, scott. as a former member of congress, some of these people who are there, they feel like they're entitled to be there as long as they want. when you're a united states senator or a member of the house and there's something wrong with you physically, you have an obligation to be open and transparent with the voters. we don't know why he froze up for a second time. they've attributed it to lightheadedness or dehydration. their answers have been sparse and not at all forthcoming. scott, that's wrong. >> joe, last question, what do you think -- go ahead, go ahead, scott. >> if i may

he says it exactly the way it is, and if he says that mitch is ready to go, then mitch is ready to go discuss it with the entire team. he's been busy, working around his own state, and also doing the fund-raising that is required of a leader. i think that's been a big job for him as well during this break. >> so he told you that it was a result of the concussion that he had. did he give you any more information, and does he need to be more clear not just with your conference when you all meet this coming week but with the american public, particularly his constituents in kentucky? >> you know, mitch is sharp, and he is shrewd. he understands what needs to be done. i'll leave it up to him as to how he wants to discuss that with the american public, but there's no doubt in my mind he is perfectly capable of continuing on at this stage of the game. he's got a good team around him, done a good job of developing that leadership team. they have been supportive of him, during the time in which he was out of the senate for a while, the team did a great job. my seat mate, john thune, here in s

he's keeping up his normal mitch mcconnell schedule.ay, he took two more questions at the event and then hustled back to louisville and did his fund-raiser. so, it doesn't appear to be slowing him down. and i have not heard anybody behind the scenes say he's had any impact on his ability to function, his cognition, his memory, his command of the issues. it's all pretty normal and business as usual for him. >> you heard from president biden. he didn't raise questions about mcconnell's future. he didn't have any reservations about his ability to continue to do his job. democrats are in this question they can't exactly raise questions about his age, given they confront this issue themselves, dianne feinstein, but also president biden's age is something that comes up time and time again. >> that's not something president biden would do as a person. that's just not the way he -- he doesn't think about trying to score points off of somebody's ill health. so, you wouldn't hear that from him regardless. that's just not the way he operates. but

you know, look at mitch mcconnell.s majority leader of the senate, he wakes up on january 6, 2021, he is minority leader and he and his colleagues are running for their life in their own office. yet he still won't vote to convict donald trump. he won't say donald trump's name in public now. this is where the party is. it has reached the point where seven out of eight or six out of nine of the republicans raise their hand when they said that they would support donald trump even if he was convicted of a felony, which includes charges of attempting to overthrow the government of the united states. what romney shows is that you can be an american first. that's what you are supposed to do. he is a conservative. a lot of democrats, i think they still are shocked to remember romney is a conservative. he is the only senator in the history of the united states who voted to convict for impeachment a member of his own party. he did it twice. it just is proof of how -- i think of romney's moral character and strength and courage,

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mitch mcconnell is expected to address the senate and speak on the floor. >> emily: and this despiteresidency away on personal trips, president biden is suggesting his stops in rohoboth beach have not been vacation. he has been riding bikes, trying to, eating ice cream, enjoying the sun. in a bizarre weekend over the moment, president biden told reporters he has no home. >> president biden: by the way, reason i'm here today for one day, i am not on vacation, i have no home to go to. secret service has torn my house up in a goed way to make it secure, i have no place to come except here. >> are you homeless? >> i am not homeless, i have a beautiful home, here today because i can't go home-home. >> emily: president biden comments are coming up tone deaf, especially when people have lost their homes. last week hurricane idalia rocked florida, many were left with nothing. here is what governor desantis told kayleigh mcenany about biden's comments. >> kayleigh: does that strike you tone deaf? >> i didn't hear he had said that, i was there on the ground. to be there when they are showing u

chevy silverado. >> charles: mitch is back.ch mcconnell returning to the hill after another freezing episode. he's not the only senator with health issues. >> there's questions about dianne feinstein and mcconnell did not address his health issues today.this was mcconnell's first appearance hat the capitol since freezing at a speech in kentucky last weekend. instead, mcconnell spoke about the need to avoid a government shutdown. >> at one particular moment of my time back home has received a fair share of attention in the press over the past week. but i assure you, august was a busy and productive month for me and my staff back in the commonwealth. >> mcconnell did not respond to two questions. would he update us on his health and number 2, does he know what is afflicting him. he did not respond. the attending capitol physician write a letter today. he ruled out a stroke and parkinsons. monahan did not rule out anything in. it's puzzling. >> be related to the head trauma, that's not entirely off the table. it's not a concussion

mitch mcconnell can rectify this immediately.ot bring heroism or integrity to this process. i can only bring cameras and hopefully a sense of public shame. [trevor] hey, it's jon stewart. oh. [cheers and applause] [john] it was the second time that trevor noah had taken over the show and then this was jon's first appearance back on his old show, again putting his equity into something that he cared about, something that he followed for five years. [jon] i actually have this issue. i care about it very deeply and i was wondering, you know, i wanna get some attention paid to it, but i was realizing that i don't have a show and nobody gives a [bleep] anymore. we tried to reconstitute that panel. because devlin had died, two of the guys are too sick, and kenny was the only one who was... who was left. when we did the show five and a half years ago... [jon] right. ...four men sat here. it's you and i. [john] i thought it was really powerful when jon had them back on when we're trying to get the bill passed again. to sit in the audienc

obviously, it is a very significant development, given the fact that minority leader mitch mcconnell has been one of the most dogged republican supporters of ukraine aid, and the house bill that is moving through that chamber right now does not include $6.2 billion in military assistance for ukraine. the senate bill did include that money. so the fact that you have republicans, and specifically minority leader mitch mcconnell saying that they are going to vote against a procedural vote on the senate floor to advance legislation with ukraine aid, that's significant. but it tells you that right now republicans feel like there's one game in town, and that the only bill that's going to pass, in their eyes, is the bill that mccarthy is trying to pass out of the house right now. it does put more pressure on house democrats who are still reviewing and trying to decide how they want to proceed right now. >> and that was what i was going to ask you about, the sequence of events, before the senate would approve of this stopgap measure, of course, it's got to get through the house. majority lea

mitch mcconnell was voted in by the voters in kentucky.rtant to have. and i think to start talk about what a transition can plan would look like. now mitch mcconnell, love him or hate him, is probably the most effective republican legislator of my lifetime. so i think they need to think about, who is ready to replace him and step in, if he is going to pass off the rains, the way we saw nancy pelosi do in the house. >> and, to -- those who would be most likely to replace him -- many have said they are still fully behind him. but, when he does go behind closed doors at his lunch tomorrow, what does he say to them, to alleviate their concerns? >> you know, i kind of could care less about what he says, to those senators, if he goes behind closed doors. i think the bigger challenges challenge is one that pays the entire country. and there are so many americans who lost faith in our government that they have lost faith in our leaders, young people especially feel this way. i think senator mcconnell is missing an opportunity to shore up trust in

i5 mitch mcconnell, was the latest? , . mitch mcconnell, was the latest?, . , ., . latest? is office put out a letter saying _ latest? is office put out a letter saying that - latest? is office put out a letter saying that he - latest? is office put out a - letter saying that he consulted with mr mcconnell�*s neurology team and concluded there was no evidence of a seizure disorder or evidence he had suffered any sort of stroke or that he is suffering from tia or parkinson's, they said it was basically the normal course of his recovery from that foulquier had in a washington, dc hotel in march this year. —— that foulquier had, during which she had concussion and broken rib. he spent six weeks away from the capitol recovering from that injury and what the doctors are saying is basically this is something that can happen is you are recovering from this type of injury. the problem is that his office has not given much detail other than what i just outlined. a lot of republicans very quietly are wondering how much longer mr mcconnell can go on as senate minorit

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what are you hearing about what this all means for mitch mcconnell, his health and his leadership?ill tackle the leadership part first because, kate, there are growing doubts right now about whether mitch mcconnell will continue to serve as leader past 2024. that's how long his term as gop leader currently is. there is chatter among rank and file republicans about trying to force a special conference meeting next week to talk about their party's leadership and all of mcconnell's health challenges. that would take five republicans to call for such a meeting but there is no mechanism to force a vote to remove mcconnell at this point. it's a conversation about the future and where the gop is headed and what a post-mcconnell gop looks like, which at some point is going to happen. but his team does recognize that this is a potential political problem for them and so they have been taking steps behind the scenes to tamp down speculation about both his political future and about his health, note glee a step they took yesterday was to release a statement from the capitol physician, the cap

it is not just mitch mcconnell. they'll freely admit it behind closed doors, but as soon as they're in front of the cameras, the partisan gag goes on and they tie up themselves. >> jackie alemany, people like mitt romney or pat toomey, richard burr, the old line establishment republicans, they're all gone. they're leaving and making way for candidates like herschel walker, dr. oz, and the ones that donald trump likes better. joe is right, if you read through the excerpts from the book, it reveals something to the public that we say on this show a lot, and you don't have to take our word for it, which is that the republicans who you see on tv defending, sometimes weeping on fox news, saying, "donate, donate to donald trump's defense fund. they're coming for him. they're coming for all of us," they have beyond contempt for him. they mock him behind closed doors. which makes what they do out in the public every day all the worse, that they know better. they know better. they know that donald trump is not a good man, kn

this week senate minority leader mitch mcconnell appearing to freeze for an extended period of time. his second such incident in five weeks. he is 81. he suffered a concussion after a fall back in march. 2024gop contender nikki haley says it's time for a change. >> we need to start getting new faces, new voices, younger generations involved in our government and need to have everybody else understand when it is time to go. >> luke as tomlinson joins us now from the white house. >> from john's old perch at the white house speaking to reporters at fema yesterday, the oldest president in u.s. history says he spoke to mitch mcconnell on the telephone yesterday and offered his support. >> president biden: he was his old self on the telephone. having a little understanding of dealing with neuro surgeons and people and one of the leading women in my staff her husband is a neurosurgeon as well. not unusual to have the response that sometimes happen to mitch when you have a severe concussion. it is part of the recovery. >> vivek ramaswamy didn't sound as sympathetic. >> i want to pray for mit

mitch mcconnell, i think needs to be very transparent.wer questions for his voters, for his constituents, but also the american public as the leader of the senate. >> let's remember what happened when senator john fetterman had his health challenges. he went out in public and told people what he really was dealing with. and people rooted for him. they wanted him to be successful. they wanted him to get healthy. no everyone's sitting around waiting for the next shoe to drop on senator mcconnell. it's a bad place to be. >> the other person we heard from today was senator tuberville, you heard from him there, but he is someone who is facing criticism when it comes to his hold on military nominations in protest of the pentagon's abortion policy. he said today he's not budging on that. i mean, we're hearing in the secretaries of the army and the navy and the air force who you were speaking to jake tapper earlier saying this is a national security risk in their view. >> it's a readiness crisis. it is a shame that for the first time in over 100

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mitch mcconnell spoke to gop senators about his health during a closed door lunch today.nedy of louisiana says mcconnell describes the tests and says his only freezing episodes were in public. mcconnell was circumspect with the press. >> can you tell us what is afflicting you and characterize what is the level of transparency that the people of kentucky deserve to hear about your condition? >> i think dr. monahan covered the subject completely. you've had a chance to read it. i don't have anything to add to it. i think it should answer any reasonable question. >> he ruled things out. he didn't tell us what it might have been. do you know what it is? >> brian monahan issued a question about mcconnell. he said mcconnell is not suffering strokes and he shows no signs of parkinson's. mcconnell's problem remains a mystery. some question how the gop can question president biden about his health but stand behind mcconnell. >> i don't think you can have it both ways. if you're concerned about the president's ability to do his job and i am and a lot 0 of republicans say they are,

. >>> 24 hours after that alarming scene involving senator mitch mcconnell, again freezing in front of the cameras, what the capitol physician is saying tonight. >>> here at home, the deadly helicopter crash outside new york city. the chopper going down in a lake. >>> and america strong. tonight, the nebraska volleyball team smashing the world record for women's sports. the largest crowd ever cheering them on. >>> good evening, and it's great to have you with us on a thursday night, i'm mary bruce, in for david. and we begin with the deadly trail of destruction and the lingering disruptions after hurricane idalia plowed into florida and barrelled across several states. at this hour, the storm is now out to sea, but its e being felt up the atlantic coast, just ahead of the long holiday weekend. tonight, homes in the tiny town of horseshoe beach left shattered and in splinters. the storm surge leaving streets under water in the city of gulfport near st. petersburg. power out at one point to half a million customers. some gas stations still closed. long lines at branford, florida, in one