Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez On McConnell Absence: ‘This Is Not Normal At All’

AOC: McConnell's Absence "Is Not Normal At All!" Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed the extended absences of Sen. Mitch McConnell and Rep. Tom Kean Jr., calling it "shocking" and questioning its legality given razor-thin Senate and House margins. McConnell, 84, hasn't voted in over a month after a June hospitalization, citing a fall and pneumonia, though skepticism persists after Sen. Ron Johnson questioned his recent photo. McConnell's absence, alongside Sen. Lindsey Graham's passing, threatens the $1.5 trillion defense spending package, since McConnell chairs the Senate's Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, requiring rare bipartisan support to move forward. #AOC #MitchMcConnell #Congress #Senate #Politics #BreakingNews #DefenseSpending #USNews #Shorts #Washington