Should We Be Worried About Mitch McConnell?
Tom Schaller says Republican leaders are hiding McConnell’s condition after a three-month public absence and repeated freezes in the Senate.
- On Thursday, political science professor Tom Schaller warned that Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate staffers are engaged in an "ongoing, elaborate cover-up" to conceal Senator Mitch McConnell's cognitive decline.
- McConnell cast his first vote since June on Wednesday during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the Farm Bill, appearing confused and requiring assistance from colleagues to navigate the vote.
- Video footage showed Senator John Hoeven urging the 84-year-old to vote, while Schaller argued McConnell is "obviously and irreversibly incapacitated" and cannot perform basic tasks like filing taxes or driving.
- Critics allege Thune's office prioritizes maintaining McConnell's voting power over his well-being, with Schaller stating staff are "violating the public's trust by pretending McConnell can ably serve his constituents and the nation."
- Citing past absences of House members Kay Granger and Tom Kean, Schaller suggests Congress needs new mechanisms beyond impeachment to remove members derelict for extended periods due to incapacitation.
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On Thursday, a prominent political analyst warned that Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Senate staffers are engaged in an "ongoing, elaborate cover-up" to conceal the cognitive decline of Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY). This is according to political science professor Tom Schaller, who warned that McConnell is "obviously and irreversibly incapacitated" and that Republicans are going to "absurd" lengths to hide it. "Mitch McConnell is…
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