A Republican senator blamed a technical error for his sudden freeze on dwell TV, which sparked rumors of well being points on-line.
In an interview with Fox Information’ “Kudlow” Tuesday, Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy and host Larry Kudlow had been discussing President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts when the senator stopped mid-sentence and simply stared forward with out talking.
“I am positive Jesus loves him however everyone else thinks—” Kennedy mentioned earlier than trailing off. The senator then stared barely off digital camera smiling. He licked his lips earlier than Fox Information lower him off and returned the published to only Ludlow.
“I assume we had some extra technical issues. That was the identical mic that we misplaced with Sen. Rand Paul. Terrible sorry to listen to that as a result of everyone respects what Sen. John Kennedy has to say,” Ludlow mentioned.
Kennedy’s freeze instantly sparked rumors on-line of attainable medical points. Others in contrast the incident to Sen. Mitch McConnell’s freeze throughout a information convention with reporters in August 2023.
That was not a mic drawback, he had a mini stroke.
— Mike Morton (@TheMikeMorton) July 23, 2025
“He glitched,” one person wrote. One other quipped, “Bro is attempting to be Mitch McConnell.” Some customers prompt medical points like a “mini stroke” or “stroke-like signs.”
Kennedy returned to Fox Information the next day, throughout which he clarified that the abrupt finish to his interview had been a results of technical errors, and never health-related points.
lmao — Kudlow begins his interview with Sen. John Kennedy by prodding him to make clear that he didn’t in truth have a stroke dwell on his present yesterday pic.twitter.com/EyNsnnMOh7
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 23, 2025
“I used to be simply yapping away and rapidly my ear piece blew up,” Kennedy mentioned, pointing to his proper ear. “It appeared like a 747 was taking off. Man, my ears are nonetheless ringing. In any case, I assumed we had been up there and I simply stopped speaking and did not begin speaking till I may hear you.”
The senator denied any claims that he skilled a medical situation in the course of the broadcast, dismissing rumors of “a mind freeze … or a stroke or caught an STD dwell on tv.”
Kennedy mentioned in a press release obtained by the Day by day Mail that he “heard a loud screeching noise with a whole lot of static” and that he “stopped speaking till the interference cleared up,” pondering they had been off the air. The Republican blasted media retailers for overlaying the incident with ideas of attainable well being issues.
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