A group of rank-and-file Republican Senators have been in contact over the last few days during the recess to discuss options to deal with the apparent ongoing health issues impacting Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who suffered his second public seizure-type episode in a little over a month, Politico reports.
Within the Republican caucus, a group of five members can call for a special meeting of GOP Senators to discuss pressing issues. Republican Senators also meet two or three times each month as a group in regularly scheduled meetings, but a special conference meeting would demonstrate the urgency to deal with the apparent leadership issue.
The 82-year-old McConnell downplayed the episodes where he stood motionless and seemingly unable to respond to the situation around him. He suffered a fall and a head injury while attending a fundraiser at a now-sold Trump hotel in March which resulted in a hospital stay and a long rehab.
At the start of the session, McConnell faced his first GOP leadership challenge when Bat Boy cosplayer and one-time Medicare fraud record holder from Florida Rick Scott sought the leadership job, only to lose to McConnell by a 37-10 vote.