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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Splinter: Andy Beshear Cannot and Should Not Replace Allegedly Alive Mitch McConnell
Dark Lord of the Republican Senate, Mitch McConnell, was last seen in public 40 days ago, cast his last vote 43 days ago, and had a photograph that everyone could agree was real last taken of him 50 days ago. He was hospitalized on June 14th, and with every day out of the public eye, more and more rumors of his demise spread across every political corner of the web, and like any normal healthy democracy definitely not crumbling into the sea unde…
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…
Calls for Update on McConnell's Health Grow Louder
(MedPage Today) -- Frustrations are growing as Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been absent from the Senate for 40 days, leading to speculation about his health and the truth of his statement from nearly 2 weeks ago. This week, Kentucky Gov. Andy...
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…
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