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Mitch McConnell once more appeared to have a medical episode during a meeting with the press, sparking some people from his own party to question the Kentucky Republican’s health. This is the second time in weeks that Sen. McConnell has appeared to freeze up while taking questions from the media.
As reported by the Associated Press, Mitch McConnell was captured on video by local Kentucky news station WLWT answering a question about a 2026 reelection bid on Wednesday (August 30). While attempting to answer, McConnell, 81, began to speak and then stared off at the throng for several seconds before he was assisted. The moment was similar to an event weeks ago in Washington where McConnell froze up while speaking to reporters.
In all, McConnell appeared unable to speak for half a minute before resuming. The moment in Covington, Ky. underscores concerns about McConnell’s age and concerns around his health. Back in July at a news conference at the Capitol building, McConnell was rushed away from speaking by aides and came back to continue to answer the media.
McConnell also returned to speak at the Covington event but did not answer the 2026 campaign question and was not speaking as clearly as he normally would. The aide ended the news conference and led McConnell away.
A press statment from McConnell’s office states that the senator was feeling “lightheaded” and would consult with a doctor before his next appearance. Prior to the freezing moment, McConnell showed no signs of issues speaking and communicating.
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The former Louisville, Kentucky police officer who shot and killed Breonna Taylor in 2020 has found another job – in a county not too far away.
According to reports, Myles Cosgrove was hired by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. Cosgrove, a former Louisville Metro Police Department officer, was fired from the force in January 2021 for not turning on his body camera during the raid that took Taylor’s life and violation of use-of-force policies. Chief Deputy Rob Miller confirmed and defended the hire. “We think he will help reduce the flow of drugs in our area and reduce property crimes,” Miller said. “We felt like he was a good candidate to help us in our county.” Carroll County is an hour northeast of Louisville.
Miller pointed out that Cosgrove (who began work on April 20th) not being charged criminally played a factor in his hiring. Another factor was the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council’s vote last November to not revoke Cosgrove’s state peace officer certification, allowing him to apply for law enforcement jobs elsewhere in Kentucky. The situation has angered the communities in Louisville and Carroll County, with residents planning a protest of Cosgrove’s hiring. “There will be opinions on both sides of the equation.” Miller said, adding: “We’re going to give him a chance.”
Cosgrove was one of seven officers who pursued a no-knock search warrant on the EMT’s apartment in March 2020. Medical examiners from the F.B.I. confirmed Cosgrove’s bullets took the 26-year-old’s life, as he fired his weapon 16 times. “The shots you fired went in three different directions, indicating you did not verify a threat or have target acquisition,” said then-interim LMPD Chief Yvette Gentry at the time. “In other words, the evidence shows that you fired wildly at unidentified subjects or targets located within the apartment.”
“The way in which he can go and get a job in the same field should be illegal. For a typical citizen, we aren’t able to re-enter certain fields, if we’re fired from them. That carries with you,” Black Lives Matter Louisville head organizer Chanelle Helm said of the hiring. The phenomenon is not new – police officers who have violated policies with their conduct see themselves being rehired across the country at high rates, according to a recent report from Reuters.
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