SEE IT: Mitch McConnell has frightening moment – GOP leader pauses for several moments mid-sentence at podium, has to be led away…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell experienced several frightening moments on Wednesday while standing at a podium speaking to reporters.

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McConnell, R-Ky., had been making his opening remarks when he suddenly stopped talking. His Republican colleagues asked if he was okay while he looked dazed and confused as he stood there silently before being led away.

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., escorted McConnell away from the cameras and reporters.

Shortly thereafter, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) appeared to make the sign of the cross as McConnell was being led away.
McConnell, 81, was released from a physical rehabilitation facility in late March where he had been for more than a week after a fall.

The Republican leader tripped and fell March 8 after an event for the Senate Leadership Fund — a Republican super PAC aligned with McConnell and GOP leadership — at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington.

He was hospitalized with a concussion and discharged March 13.

It’s not clear, however, what caused McConnell to pause for so long at present.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.