By WALTER EINENKEL
[Saturday] was the 143rd Annual St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic in Kentucky. This is the event where Sen. Mitch McConnell frequently makes speeches throwing shade at Democratic colleagues, all to a hometown audience. On Sunday, McConnell spoke alongside numerous other politicians to what is described by the Associated Press as a bipartisan crowd. While the AP reports that McConnell was brought up to a sustained ovation, video of the event paints a different picture.
The 81-year-old Senate minority leader came up to the podium amidst boos and jeers. He opened with a joke about the guy introducing him, and then noted, “This is my 28th Fancy Farm, and I want to assure you it’s not my last.” This statement could be in reference to his recent unsettling appearance in front of reporters where he froze mid-sentence and had to be helped back to his office.