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Tillis vouches for McConnell as Pat Gray cites a 'Biden script'

Sen. Thom Tillis says he has talked with McConnell, who is retiring this year, and commentator Pat Gray says the defense mirrors how Democrats once shielded Biden.

On air: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on The Five O'Clock
Published 5:15 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

At a glance

First reported by TheBlaze: “Pat Gray calls out GOP’s ‘Biden script’ as senator defends Mitch McConnell’s fitness”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 5:15 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Gray, GOP.
BBN covered this story before: Producer says James Gray films are a safe investment (October 12).

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TheBlazePat Gray calls out GOP’s ‘Biden script’ as senator defends Mitch McConnell’s fitness

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRepublican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina is defending Mitch McConnell's fitness, and TheBlaze commentator Pat Gray says it is the same script Democrats ran on Joe Biden.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTillis says McConnell is retiring this year, that he ran into him, and that the difference is he has actually had conversations with Mitch.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHe ran into him. That's the whole medical file, a hallway.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA hallway.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEvery party swears its own old man is sharp as a tack, and the other party's old man is a tragedy.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThey all read from the same laminated card.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd a conversation is a low bar. I've had one with my microwave, and it never once lied to me about its fitness.