Schumer beats McConnell in Capitol footrace to the TV cameras - Fox News

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell thought he was going to start a news conference first, but Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer swoops in and takes his spot.

Mitch McConnell's plans for a news conference Tuesday afternoon at the Capitol, sparking a rare moment of laughter from the typically stoic McConnell. .

The camera-savvy Schumer saw that McConnell, R-Ky., was heading to the TV microphones Tuesday afternoon to address the press corps when the New York Democrat picked up his pace and beat him to the lectern. .

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, of New York, and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, left rear, enjoy a brief bipartisan moment when they both arrived at the same time to speak to reporters about progress on infrastructure bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug

By winning the footrace with McConnell to the microphones, Schumer and the Democrats got first dibs on holding their weekly news conference, while McConnell had to take a backseat. 

The light-hearted press conference tussle came as the Senate is trying to pass a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal to invest in the nation's roads, bridges, waterways and broadband access.