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In an interview with Fox News “Kudlow” on Tuesday, Senator Louisiana John Kennedy and the host Larry Kudlow talked about the mass efforts of President Donald Trump when Senator He stopped in the middle of the sentence And he just stared forward without speaking.
“I am sure that Jesus loves him, but everyone thinks …” – Kennedy said before he withdrew. The senator stared slightly from the camera, smiling. He licked his mouth before Fox News cut him off and returned the broadcast to Ludlow.
“It seems to me that we had more technical problems. It was the same microphone that we lost with Senator Rand Paul. Terrible that it is because everyone respects what Senator John Kennedy has to say,” said Ludlow.
Kennedy’s freezing immediately caused rumors about possible medical problems. Others compared the incident with the freezing of Senator McConnell during a press conference with reporters in August 2023.
It wasn’t a microphone problem, he had a mini stroke.
– Mike Morton (@Themickemorton) July 23, 2025
“Closed” – wrote one user. Another joke: “Bro is trying to be Mitch McConnell.” Some users suggested medical problems such as “mini stroke” or “symptoms similar to stroke.”
Kennedy returned to Fox News the next day, during which he explained that the sudden end of his interview was the result of technical errors, not health -related problems.
Lmao – Kudlow begins an interview with Senator John Kennedy pic.twitter.com/ensnnmoh7
– Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 23, 2025
“I was just screaming and suddenly the ear spread,” Kennedy said, pointing to the right ear. “It sounded as if 747 was trying. Man, my ears were still calling. In any case, I assumed that we were there and just stopped talking and I didn’t start talking until I heard you.”
The senator denied all the claims that during the broadcast he experienced a medical problem, rejecting rumors about “freezing the brain … or stroke or caught live STD on television.”
Kennedy said in a statement obtained by Daily Mail That “he heard a loud noise with a lot of static” and that “he stopped talking until they disturbed”, thinking they were out of air. Republican blew up the media for covering the incident suggestions for possible health problems.