Rand Paul Doubts Capitol Physician’s Diagnosis Of Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell’s colleague from Kentucky is disputing the Senate minority leader’s diagnosis.

Sen. Rand Paul spoke out after the Capitol physician medically cleared Sen. McConnell. According to a statement released Tuesday, tests and consultations determined that McConnell does not have a seizure disorder nor suffered a stroke following his latest freezing episode. (RELATED: Only One GOP Lawmaker Is Calling For McConnell To Go)

Mediaite reports:

Dr. Brian P. Monahan, the Attending Physician of the United States Congress, released a medical statement on Tuesday after running several evaluations on McConnell and consulting with neurologists. Monahan determined there was “no evidence” that McConnell has Parkinson’s disease, nor did he have a stroke or seizure during his recent press events.

McConnell’s health has drawn renewed public focus due to two incidents with reporters where he suddenly became incapable of speaking, necessitating interventions from his aides and colleagues. While Monahan gave McConnell a clean bill of health, Senator Paul — a licensed ophthalmologist who graduated from the Duke University School of Medicine — had apparent disagreements with the diagnosis of his fellow Kentucky representative.

“I think it’s an inadequate explanation to say this is dehydration,” Paul said. “It doesn’t look like dehydration to me. It looks like a focal neurologic event. That doesn’t mean it’s incapacitating, it doesn’t mean he can’t serve, but it means that somebody ought to wake up and say, ‘Wow! This looks like a seizure.’”

“I think it’d be better to be forthcoming about what’s going on with health problems,” Paul concluded.

Other conservative senators have publicly discussed McConnell’s health, breaking from their allies who have closed ranks around their embattled leader. (RELATED: McConnell Responds To Retirement Reports)

Axios reported Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) comparing President Biden to McConnell. First noting concerns about Biden’s mental and physical health, Hawley said he’s “concerned about the president’s health, I’m concerned about the minority leader’s health. You can’t have it both ways”:

I’ve just been home for a month, I was asked all over the state, I mean all over the state, about the minority leader,” Hawley said. “And this was before the most recent episode, and then absolutely after it.”

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