Another sitting member of Congress has just frozen up, and this time it’s not Mitch McConnell, although it felt almost like a carbon copy.
Rep. John Larson (D-CT) appeared to have a medical episode while speaking on the House floor Monday afternoon.
The 76-year-old representative literally froze in the middle of his speech.
Watch here:
🚨#BREAKING: Watch as 76-year-old Democratic congressman John Larson suffers a medical episode while speaking on the House floor, freezing for nearly a minute. pic.twitter.com/e7BFBvra7y
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) February 11, 2025
A few things immediately jumped out to me.
First is that he seems to be having an issue with the left side of his face. I’m no doctor, but that combined with the long and sudden pause seems to suggest a possible stroke or mini-stroke. Very scary.
The second thing that jumped out at me is the room appears to be almost entirely empty.
It’s no wonder Congress is a disaster….
In addition to the massive fraud, waste and abuse, we appear to have members of Congress speaking to entirely empty rooms.
What purpose is this serving?
This is just pure nonsense.
Is it just so he can get a few soundbites to use in his re-election campaign?
The big tough guy in Congress ranting and raving about those bad Republicans, except….no one is even there to listen?
What an embarrassment!
The third thing that jumped out at me is how eerily similar this is to the Mitch McConnell incidents.
I don’t mean to make light of a medical episode at all, but if you are so old and your health is so bad that you literally “freeze” in place for over a minute, you may not be fit to continue serving in Congress. Is that a reasonable thing we can all agree on?
You know that commercial from the Super Bowl where they had to replace Tom Brady’s batteries? That’s kind of what this feels like. Almost like this guy’s battery just ran out and he slowly just shuts down and freezes in place.
Did he power back on after a minute because someone plugged a USB-C cable into his back or something?
Did he freeze up because he was downloading new instructions from his masters?
Good grief this thing is weird!
The New York Post had more details on the incident:
The 76-year-old Democrat from Connecticut was in the middle of giving a speech on the House floor about concerns over Social Security after the Trump administration recently granted Elon Musk access to sensitive payment information through the US Treasury Department.
He suddenly came to a complete halt midway through what was supposed to be a five-minute speech, freezing as he seemingly choked on his words.
“Don’t worry, no one on the Republican side of the House and US Senate who control both the House and Senate is going to speak up—,” Larson said before he abruptly cut himself off, freezing as he stared dead ahead and tried to get his bearings.
“And challenge us…,” Larson slowly continued, his words slurring slightly. “But we need to … protect Americans’ privacy and … their Social Security.”
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According to NBC Connecticut, Larson likely suffered an ‘adverse reaction’ to new medication.
Connecticut Rep. John Larson freezes on House floor after suffering ‘adverse reaction’ to medication: video https://t.co/4kJJzokUC5 pic.twitter.com/iQYkwVZpDO
— New York Post (@nypost) February 11, 2025
Per NBC Connecticut:
A spokesperson said Larson likely had an adverse reaction to new medication. He had tests administered by the House attending physician out of an abundance of caution.
Larson later participated in multiple meetings in his office, and he was engaged and alert, according to the spokesperson.
“The Congressman remains in touch with his staff and [is] in good spirits,” his team said.
The whole thing felt eerily similar to. this:
BREAKING: Mitch McConnell “Freezes Up” Again For About 30 Seconds…Very Alarming
BREAKING: Mitch McConnell "Freezes Up" Again For About 30 Seconds...Very Alarming
This is a Breaking News Alert...
Sen. Mitch McConnell has just "frozen up" again.
Ok, who forgot to reboot Mitch this morning?
Turn him off and turn him back on again, should fix it!
It's actually no laughing matter, it's incredibly frustrating that we have people this old and this gone allegedly "representing us" in Congress.
I'm sure it's also very alarming to his family, but at this point I have almost no sympathy for them.
You want him to have some dignity and privacy?
Get him the Hell out of Congress!
Stop gravy-training him!
The family gets no sympathy from me.
Get this guy and Diane Feinstein and all the rest of them OUT OF CONGRESS!
And take Joe with you!
Watch the latest incident right here:
🚨 BREAKING: Senator Mitch McConnell freezes again while speaking at a press conference
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 30, 2023
Another:
Mitch McConnell has frozen in public for a second time. pic.twitter.com/KJ0Aif5qE3
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) August 30, 2023
Backup:
BREAKING: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appears to FREEZE again while taking questions. pic.twitter.com/MVZNsuq838
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) August 30, 2023
Please tell us what you think:
NATIONAL POLL: Should Mitch McConnell Be REMOVED From Congress?
For reference, almost the exact same thing happened about a month ago.
You can see that here:
Mitch McConnell "BOT" Freezes Up, Shuts Down Mid-Sentence?
No, I'm not going tinfoil hat on you...
I'm not saying Mitch McConnell is dead and has been replaced by a robot.
We don't go there here at the WLTReport.
Not my thing.
I'm just saying if he was dead and replaced by a robot that suddenly short circuited and shut down mid-sentence it would look exactly like what just happened at this press conference.
This is real.
I can't explain it, I don't know what happened, I don't know what exactly "this" is....
But I do know it's real.
Watch:
U.S. Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell froze and appeared unwell while speaking at a press conference pic.twitter.com/FURwwSCdZm
— BNO News (@BNONews) July 26, 2023
We never take joy in medical conditions suffered by anyone, but Mitch is about as much of an unsympathetic figure as you can get.
Did he sell us out to China?
Treason doesn't engender much sympathy in my book.
How soon until someone memes this into Mitch short-circuiting while his "bot" waits for new instructions from China?
Other angles:
Mitch McConnell stopped speaking and froze at the podium today.
…he had to be physically walked back behind closed doors.
That man is not well. It’s time to send the folks who have been in D.C. for decades into retirement pic.twitter.com/GA8Xb1EDVq
— Ryan Shead (@RyanShead) July 26, 2023
NBC News has also confirmed the event:
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suddenly stopped speaking during a weekly Republican leadership news conference on Wednesday afternoon, appearing to freeze, and then went silent and was walked away.
McConnell, R-Ky., had been making his opening remarks when he stopped talking. His Republican colleagues asked if he was OK, and Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming escorted McConnell away from the cameras and reporters.
Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa made a sign of the cross as if she was praying for McConnell.
A few minutes later, McConnell walked back to the news conference by himself. When asked about his health, he said he was fine.
McConnell's office didn't immediately return a request for comment.
Please tell us what you think:
NATIONAL POLL: Should Mitch McConnell Be REMOVED From Congress?
And for the record, if you're like me you can't see this and not IMMEDIATELY think of when the Pelosi bot has a similar short-circuit....
Remember this?
PELOSI: Stroke or Another Glitch? You Decide...
Nancy Pelosi suffered another extremely bizarre moment on TV recently.
You go ahead and watch and see what you think....
Is this a healthy, sane, normal person?
Is this someone who should be leading CONgress.....or someone who should be in Assisted Living?
You decide:
Stroke or glitch? You decide. pic.twitter.com/m2a20pVOWs
— 🍊💥Atomic💥BIonde💥🍊 (@Ablonde20211) November 5, 2021
It wasn't the first time the Pelosi-bot has malfunctioned on live TV.
This next one is one of my favorites of all time.
Remember this one?
This clip had been banned from YouTube and I thought it was lost forever until I finally just discovered it again today.
This is the infamous and absolutely classic moment when Nancy Pelosi went on live TV and malfunctioned.
She appeared to "restart" midway through the interview.
"Good morning.....
Sunday morning....."
If you've never seen it before, it's truly one of the most astonishing interviews you will ever seen.
If you have seen it before, please enjoy again and bookmark this so you can watch any time you want.
Watch here on Rumble:
And this will probably be deleted right away, but here's a backup on Twitter:
I can’t stop laughing 😂 😂😂
Can you say #TermLimits
pic.twitter.com/hloj0ATGUe— Sara (@skb_sara) November 5, 2021
My favorite reply:
drinking again. early Sunday morning 😕
— Taylorzzz (@taylorzzz48) November 6, 2021
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