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Joe Concha Tells Mitch McConnell to Return or Step Down Over Senate Absence

Joe Concha said McConnell should return in September or step aside as questions grew over the senator’s months-long, health-related absence.

  • On Saturday, Fox News contributor Joe Concha demanded that Senator Mitch McConnell return to work or resign, citing the Kentucky Republican's months-long absence from the Senate and public eye.
  • McConnell has been absent from the Senate for 12 weeks following his mid-June hospitalization, during which his office reported he was treated for a fall and a "mild case of pneumonia."
  • Despite earlier denials of confirmed scheduling announcements, Kentucky Rep. James Comer claimed Saturday that staff expects McConnell back in September, citing conversations with the senator's office.
  • Fox News host Tomi Lahren criticized the arrangement, arguing that "unelected staffers are running the show" for the 84-year-old lawmaker, calling it unfair to Americans awaiting updates.
  • Concha issued a blunt ultimatum: "If he does not come back in September, he needs to step down," demanding McConnell appear publicly to prove his fitness or resign amid mounting pressure for "proof of life" evidence.
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Raw Story broke the news in Washington, United States on Saturday, September 5, 2026.
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