Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s temporary silence at a recent press conference is being compared to the cognitive decline experienced by Senator Dianne Feinstein and President Joe Biden. However, neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson suggests that McConnell’s issues may be linked to head trauma or small vessel disease in his brain. Carson emphasizes that McConnell is perfectly lucid and capable between these episodes. He also argues that it is important to attract younger people to public office and suggests implementing mental competency tests for members of Congress over the age of 75. Carson believes that these test results should be made public, similar to how financial and physical information is disclosed by politicians.
