Sen. Kennedy Freezes During Live Fox Interview

Senator John Kennedy (R-LA), age 73, froze mid-sentence during a live Fox Business interview while discussing the Trump administration’s approach to sanctuary cities, specifically after mentioning 'Jesus loves' immigrants. He remained silent and motionless for several seconds before host Larry Kudlow ended the segment and ascribed the incident to technical difficulties. Kudlow noted that Senator Rand Paul had also experienced microphone issues earlier in the show, but unlike Paul's case, Kennedy's silence was not preceded by a technical outage. The episode has drawn comparisons to similar incidents involving Senator Mitch McConnell, reigniting health concerns about aging lawmakers. Kennedy’s office has not commented, and he has not addressed the freeze, though his social media remained active. The pattern of such events has fueled debate about transparency and leadership succession in Congress.