Publicly, Republican senators remained supportive of McConnell and none has questioned whether the 81-year-old Senate stalwart should set a timeline for resigning his leadership post.
But the public nature of Wednesday’s incident proved jarring again for senators, raising concerns about how their GOP leader was faring and prompting calls among some Republicans outside the Senate for McConnell to step down.
“We’re all very disappointed that he didn’t let someone else take over as leader in 2022,” Barney said. “That would’ve been a wise decision at the time.” Shane Noem, a member of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and chair of the Kenton County Republican Party who was part of the group that met with McConnell on Wednesday, said the state’s GOP is proud of McConnell’s leadership.
By midday Thursday, McConnell’s office took a letter from the attending physician of Congress and sent it to all Republican senators, as well as releasing it to the news media.
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