Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R., Ky.) 30-second senior moment during a press gaggle on Wednesday has drawn intense media scrutiny—including numerous think pieces on how old is too old for public service.

It was a different story after Democratic Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) struggled to complete a coherent sentence for a full hour during his election debate last year against GOP opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Fetterman’s hard-to-watch debate performance in October was widely covered as a triumph for disability rights, and concerns about his evident impairment were dismissed as “ableism.”

When, according to Fetterman, the debate debacle triggered the freshman senator’s hospitalization for depression a few months later, the mainstream media had new reason to celebrate him.

Following McConnell’s “freeze” moment, “ableism” has been notably absent from the discourse. Instead, the news has been full of words like “alarming,” “embarrassing,” and “retirement.”

Politico Playbook suggested on Thursday—under the headline “Mitch McConnell’s untenable silence”—that McConnell warrants more scrutiny than the likes of Fetterman or Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) because he is a party leader. But that doesn’t explain much of the coverage of President Joe Biden.

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