McConnell spoke to GOP leaders amid uncertainty about his Senate return
Allies say the longtime Kentucky senator has spoken with GOP leaders and is improving, while limited disclosure has fueled rumors about his condition.
- Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell has been calling Republican allies from his hospital bed to dispel rumors that he is brain dead after being found unconscious and hospitalized on June 14.
- McConnell spoke by phone with Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senator John Barrasso, engaging in lengthy and substantive conversations about various topics, indicating he is alert and engaged.
- McConnell's office stated he continues to improve while working closely with his staff on Kentucky and Senate issues during his hospital recovery.
- Conservative activist Laura Loomer's claims that McConnell was brain dead were strongly denied by his team and contradicted by reports from his colleagues and spokespersons.
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Mitch McConnell Health Update: GOP Leaders Say Senator Is Alert as 'Brain Dead' Rumours Persist Amid Hospital Secrecy
Mitch McConnell has not cast a Senate vote in nearly a month, and the silence from his office has left a vacuum that a viral rumour of brain death has now rushed to fill. The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican and former Senate majority leader has been hospitalised since 14 June, more than three weeks ago, after paramedics responded to a report of cardiac arrest at his Washington home. His office has repeatedly declined to say what caused the hospi…
Senate Republican leaders say they've spoken to Mitch McConnell as he remains hospitalized
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on “The Abduction of Ukrainian Children by the Russian Federation” on Capitol Hill on December 3, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell has had phone conversations with several Republican leaders as he remains hospitalized, spokespeople for the lawmakers told ABC News on Tuesday. A spokesper…
MAGA commentator spills new details on McConnell call as rumors swirl
CNN conservative pundit Scott Jennings revealed new information about Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and his apparent phone call with the Republican leader on Tuesday.Jennings said during a live CNN segment with anchor Kasie Hunt that McConnell, whom the analyst has known since he was 16, called him an...
‘Lengthy and substantive conservation’: Email suggests Mitch McConnell health response is a coordinated effort
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., freezes for the second time in 35 days during a media event in Covington, Kentucky, on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office sent an email Tuesday that included a compilation of statements from senators and acquaintances claiming they spoke to the former majority leader for similar...
‘Lengthy and substantive conservation’: Email suggests Mitch McConnell health response is a coordinated effort * WorldNetDaily * by Nicole Silverio, Daily Caller News Foundation
'We talked for just shy of 20 minutes about IRAN, UKRAINE, the unfolding situation in MAINE, my visit to the TR Presidential Library, and even a little bit of Senate history'
Sen. Mitch McConnell, 84, calls GOP allies from hospital to dispel internet chatter he’s ‘brain dead’
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell has been making phone calls from his hospital bed to Republican allies to dispel internet rumors that he's "brain dead" after 911 dispatch calls revealed the 84-year-old was rushed off "unconscious" from his DC home in an ambulance.
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