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- Mitch McConnell abruptly stopped speaking at the beginning of a press conference on Wednesday.
- He was quickly whisked away from the podium by other senators and aides.
- McConnell later returned, assuring reporters that he felt "fine" and could do his job.
At the beginning of Senate Republicans' weekly press conference on Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell abruptly stopped speaking, and was eventually escorted away by other senators and an aide.
He began his remarks by saying that the Senate was "on a path to finishing" consideration of the annual defense authorization bill, noting that there had "been good bipartisan cooperation, and a string of..." before trailing off and staring straight ahead for several seconds.