Mitch McConnell update: Governor Andy Beshear shares worrying news about Senator's health; ‘haven’t heard a thing'
Beshear said trusted contacts told him the senator had died, and he urged a live appearance as rumors spread amid limited health updates.
- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell remained absent from public view on Wednesday, 37 days after his June 14 hospitalization, with his staff declining all requests for details on his health, recovery, or return to work.
- Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear claimed he heard from two 'different agencies' that McConnell had passed, though he presented no evidence, fueling speculation that persists despite a disputed hospital photo released July 12.
- The Daily Beast reported a semi-permanent Capitol Police detail stationed at George Washington University Hospital, while Senator Josh Hawley argued McConnell's team owes Kentucky voters transparency and should provide a public update.
- Senator Tommy Tuberville warned McConnell's absence could jeopardize the Senate's narrow GOP majority, telling journalist Nicholas Ballasy, "Somebody needs to come out and put a little video out" to reassure colleagues.
- McConnell's prolonged disappearance has intensified a Washington debate over age and power, with colleagues contending that extended absences without communication undermine democratic representation and legislative capacity in the narrowly divided Senate.
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CNN Anchor Asks Scott Jennings for a Mitch McConnell Health Update: ‘Have You Had Another Phone Call?’
CNN’s Kasie Hunt asked conservative panelist Scott Jennings for a health update on his former boss, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who has been recovering for weeks after a fall left him unconscious. Hunt sought out the information despite CNN distancing itself from a prior Jennings claim that he spoke to the senator by phone. Earlier this month, CNN released a statement saying, “Scott Jennings is not a full-time employee or journalist for the net…
Mitch McConnell has missed 30 roll call votes & dozens of votes, breaking Senate rules
Mitch McConnell is still “missing.” He has not been seen in public since he was loaded into an ambulance in mid-June. Two weekends ago, his office released a bizarre “proof of life” photo, a photo which has united Democrats and Republicans in collective disbelief. Kentucky’s Gov. Andy Beshear recently said that people from two different federal agencies told him that McConnell is dead. Weeks ago, Beshear demanded a health update on McConnell and…
McConnell Missing 5 Weeks: Staff Silent, Death Rumors Swirl
Senator Mitch McConnell has not been seen in public for more than a month, his aides refuse to say whether they have even spoken to him, and Kentucky's governor says two separate agencies called him suggesting the 84-year-old had died. McConnell was admitted to George Washington University Hospital on June 14 after a fall and an unspecified illness. Five weeks later, the former Senate majority leader's office has offered little beyond a single l…
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