WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican’s health.
McConnell, 84, said in a statement that he was “briefly unconscious” around the time he was first taken to the hospital and has undergone a battery of tests to try and determine what led to his fall. He said he was also treated for mild pneumonia and has been moved to a rehabilitation facility.
“My doctors have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion. I didn’t have a heart attack or a stroke. I don’t have any tumors or hemorrhages,” McConnell said, adding that he is now “regaining my strength.”
McConnell’s statement came on the heels of the unexpected death of his fellow Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. McConnell said he cannot return to the Senate “quite yet.”
Coupled with Graham’s passing, that will temporarily whittle the GOP majority in that chamber down by two, to 51-47, as Republicans try to increase military funding, advance President Donald Trump’s agenda and confirm Trump’s nominees.
“Statement”.
Npr is getting worse every year reporting trash like this.
Ambulance personnel were giving him CPR. You dont get CPR for a fall. So this is clearly lies. Mitch is dead.
In the video of Mitch being loaded into the ambulance he is not receiving CPR. I have read reports that calls to dispatch said he was under cardiac arrest, but I gotta say, the video of him being loaded into the ambulance doesn’t seem all that hurried as I would expect from a cardiac event.
It’s all definitely weird as hell. My wife showed me there is some indication that the released photo of him was AI manipulated earlier today, which reminds me I gotta vet that because she saw it on instagram which is full of bullshit.
if hes alive, why did they have to make a fake photo?
Unless he shows up in person to do his job, we can assume that every thing posted is just a bad fake created by his staff.
You should not be allowed in Office. You are too fucking old, you disgrace of a tortoise! Fucking GO AWAY ALREADY!
A simple fall that does not cause other issues shouldn’t result in a 6 week hospitalization. Even at his age if he was otherwise ok he would have already been discharged.
Three more weeks before his corpse begins to smell too strong for them to hide
My grandma fell and she was never independent again. Granted she lived alone and was on the ground for 8+ hours before someone found her and she was diabetic so she was in a near coma from low blood sugar. I could believe it in the right circumstances.
Note: all we know is she fell probably first thing in the morning, leaving the bathroom. She left her life alert dongle on the bedside table, so that was super helpful. It wasn’t until that evening, when no one could get a hold of her, that a relative went by and found her. She spent 3+ weeks in the hospital and several more weeks in a rehab facility. APS would not release her until she had assisted living lined up.
So considering his health is in no danger whatsoever (if you believe the “statement”), why hasn’t he shown up for work, or communicated with anyone in the last month?
My disappointment is immeasurable.
Damnit… I was so ready for the is/was on him.
