Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is cleared to continue work as normal after two occasions where he “froze” while answering questions from reporters, a Capitol doctor said Thursday.
“Occasional lightheadedness is not uncommon in concussion recovery and can also be expected as a result of dehydration,” Attending Physician Dr. Brian Monahan said in a statement released by McConnell’s office.
McConnell is cleared to continue work as normal after two instances where he “froze” while answering questions from reporters, a Capitol doctor said Thursday.The 81-year-old Kentucky Republican suffered a concussion in a fall at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington DC in March.
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