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Mitch McConnell Seen for First Time in 3 Months

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Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell returned to Capitol Hill Monday after a three-month absence.

McConnell said he would cast his first vote on the Senate floor since his fall on June 14, which left him hospitalized and in physical therapy for months. The senator’s office remained silent on his whereabouts and condition throughout his absence.

“Today, I’ll cast my first Senate vote since I took a bad fall back in June. I’m really looking forward to being back on the Senate floor and seeing my colleagues. My recovery has been a long and often frustrating process, and the lingering effects of childhood polio haven’t made it any easier,” McConnell said in a statement. “I’m still not quite back to 100%, but I’ve assured Leader Thune that, as I continue with physical therapy on the advice of my doctors, I will do my best to be present for tough votes when our Conference needs me.”

“Elaine and I are very grateful for all the continued well wishes from our fellow Kentuckians, and I’m glad to get back to more of business as usual on their behalf this month,” the statement continued. . .

Footage taken by journalist Desiree Townsend showed McConnell exiting his home in Washington, D.C., in a wheelchair and entering a vehicle en route to the Capitol.

McConnell’s staff did not tell the Daily Caller News Foundation Thursday whether McConnell planned to return. A spokesman sent a press release from Aug. 6 which announced his discharge from the hospital. (Read more from “Mitch McConnell Seen for First Time in 3 Months” HERE)

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‘Suspected Chinese Spy’: Internet Demands Probe After Mitch McConnell’s Wife Reportedly Revealed To Have CCP Ties

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Calls to investigate Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell’s wife spread online after the Daily Caller News Foundation reported on her multiple appointments by Chinese Communist Party officials.

Elaine Chao, McConnell’s Taiwanese-born wife, was named to several United Front Work Department-linked posts, some of which coincided with her time as Labor and Transportation secretary, according to Daily Caller News Foundation translations of Chinese media reports. Critics claimed these appointments were a counterintelligence issue and raised questions about McConnell’s own record in office.

Former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia seized on the opportunity to confirm her suspicions about Chao and McConnell.

“I called out Elaine Chao months ago for being a suspected Chinese spy,” Greene said in a Tuesday X post. “When is there going to be an investigation? And when is there going to be proof of life of powerful Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell?? Is the state of Kentucky really putting up with this???”

Chao did not list her United Front Work appointments on her 2017 confirmation paperwork. Moreover, Patrick O’Connor, her spokesperson, rejected the idea that Chao or her family members held any foreign government roles, even after receiving photo proof of her meetings with CCP and UFWD leaders. (Read more from “‘Suspected Chinese Spy’: Internet Demands Probe After Mitch McConnell’s Wife Reportedly Revealed To Have CCP Ties” HERE)

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Elaine Chao’s Bizarre Trench Coat In 106-Degree Heat Sparks Wild Mitch McConnell Theories

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Elaine Chao’s trench coat in Washington’s punishing mid-July heat has fueled fresh Mitch McConnell theories online, after she was photographed leaving the senator’s rehabilitation center in the capital on Tuesday, 14 July, while he continued recovering from a fall and pneumonia.

The image, and the reaction to it, arrived just days after McConnell publicly confirmed he had been briefly unconscious and said he was still not ready to return to the Senate floor. . .

Chao, the former transportation secretary, was seen wearing dark sunglasses, a face mask and a long trench coat as she left the rehab facility where McConnell is recovering, according to reporting on the photograph.

The outfit stood out all the more because Washington was under extreme heat conditions, with local forecasts warning that the heat index could climb above 105 degrees around the same period. . .

Her earlier absence during the first stretch of McConnell’s hospitalisation drew criticism, and a spokesperson later said her China trip had been planned in advance and that McConnell’s condition ‘did not warrant’ an immediate return to the United States. That explanation has not satisfied everyone online, but it remains the only attributed account in the record. (Read more from “Elaine Chao’s Bizarre Trench Coat In 106-Degree Heat Sparks Wild Mitch McConnell Theories” HERE)

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Kentucky Governor says He Received 2 Calls from Agencies Indicating McConnell had ‘Passed’

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said this week that he received two calls from agencies suggesting Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., died while he was in the hospital.

In an interview with Katie Couric uploaded to YouTube on Thursday, Beshear, a Democrat, did not specify which agencies allegedly called him with the news or when the calls were made.

“In fact, I’d gotten two calls from different agencies, not state agencies, suggesting he’d passed,” said Beshear, who has served as governor since December 2019. . .

After nearly a month of being hospitalized, McConnell’s office released a lengthy statement on July 12 saying he was being treated for a fall he suffered in June. A picture of him in a hospital bed alongside his wife was also released.

Prior to the announcement, there was speculation about what had happened to McConnell, given that his office did not reveal why he was in the hospital for weeks. (Read more from “Kentucky Governor says He Received 2 Calls from Agencies Indicating McConnell had ‘Passed’” HERE)

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When Lawmakers Go Missing, Don’t Blame The Public For Wondering What Happened

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The nation’s capital was rattled following the weeks-long disappearance of Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell and his apparent reappearance alongside the sudden death of Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham.

In both instances, online rumors and conspiracy theories took hold, with thousands of Americans wondering exactly what happened to their elected officials. But as Americans searched for answers, Washington insiders continued to write them off as conspiracy theorists, a prime example of the disconnect between the political establishment and the rest of the country.

Political pundits across the spectrum used these flashpoints to argue for term limits, age limits, a “25th Amendment” for Congress, or a slew of other reforms, but at its core, the issue is a lack of transparency and the continued underestimation of the average American’s intelligence and understanding of their own political system.

For decades, lawmakers far past their competence threshold have been sequestered in public office by their own insatiable thirst for power or by that of their staff.

Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, missed nearly three months of legislative session due to a severe case of shingles, Republican Texas Representative Kay Granger was discovered to have been living in an assisted living facility due to “dementia issues” after msissing over five months of votes, and Republican New Jersey Representative Tom Kean recently missed more than 140 roll call votes with no explanation, only to later say he was undergoing treatment for depression in a speech on the floor of the House. (Read more from “When Lawmakers Go Missing, Don’t Blame The Public For Wondering What Happened” HERE)

WATCH: Reportedly ‘Unconscious’ Mitch McConnell Taken by Ambulance to Hospital Where He Remains Under Care

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A video has emerged reportedly showing former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) lying on a stretcher in an ambulance after being wheeled from his home last month following a report of an “unconscious person.”

This comes from a report by CNN Friday, which obtained the video and an eyewitness account.

The witness, one of McConnell’s neighbors, told the cable news outlet that they emerged from their home around 8:30 a.m. on June 14 to find with two emergency service vehicles and a fire truck and the street blocked off by Capitol Police.

The video, taken by the neighbor, was shot from some distance and the face of the patient is not visible. Once in the ambulance the bare feet of the patient is seen with the rest of the lower body covered by an orange blanket.

The neighbor inquired with responders as to what was happening and officers responded that there had been a “medical emergency,” according to CNN.

(Read more from “WATCH: Reportedly ‘Unconscious’ Mitch McConnell Taken by Ambulance to Hospital Where He Remains Under Care” HERE)

Laura Loomer, Reporter Claim Hospitalized Mitch McConnell Is ‘Brain Dead’

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Conservative activist Laura Loomer and journalist Desiree Townsend both claimed Monday that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has been declared “brain dead,” citing unnamed sources.

Loomer wrote on X that, according to a senior source she said was close to the White House, McConnell had been declared brain dead and was not expected to recover.

“High level source close to the White House tells me Mitch McConnell is officially brain dead. He’s not coming back,” Loomer posted.

Townsend later reposted Loomer’s post, saying she had heard the same information from her own sources. She also claimed McConnell’s Capitol Police detail was still at the hospital.

“I have heard the same thing from my sources for days,” Townsend wrote. “At this point, I am at the hospital for when they eventually decide to move cut him off of life support and move his body. His Capitol police detail is still here as of 3:39pm ET.”

(Read more from “Laura Loomer, Reporter Claim Hospitalized Mitch McConnell Is ‘Brain Dead’” HERE)

Email Suggests Mitch McConnell Health Response Is Coordinated Effort

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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 lengths of time and discussed related topics.

McConnell’s office provided no new details on his health despite his nearly month long hospitalization. Several of McConnell’s colleagues and acquaintances, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune and CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings, made similar statements about McConnell that McConnell’s staff later shared in an email obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

“As the Senator continues to recover, we will be sure to keep you updated. Wanted to flag the following tweets for you. And I’m sure you have the latest statement from a McConnell spokesperson: ‘Senator McConnell appreciates the outpouring of support he’s receiving while he continues his recovery in the hospital. The Senator continues to improve, and is working closely with his staff on Kentucky and Senate matters while the Senate is out of session,’” the email read.

The statements in the email included similar details, including the length of the conversations with McConnell and what they discussed. Thune claimed he spoke to McConnell on the phone Monday, where they had a “lengthy and substantive conversation” about several topics such as national security, a source familiar told the DCNF.

Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso and Jennings claimed Tuesday they spoke to McConnell for “roughly 20 minutes” about a variety of political topics, including the Maine Senate race and the Iran war. (Read more from “Email Suggests Mitch McConnell Health Response Is Coordinated Effort” HERE)

Longtime GOP Senator Hospitalized

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Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was hospitalized Sunday morning, his spokesman has confirmed.

“Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” David Popp said Sunday, according to NBC News. Popp did not disclose the reason for the admission.

Two of McConnell’s neighbors reported witnessing the senator being placed into an ambulance outside his D.C. house, Reuters reported.

Alarm bells have been rung over McConnell’s health in recent years. In February, he spent a week in the hospital over “flu-like symptoms.” He also displayed multiple freeze-up incidents while speaking on camera in 2023.

McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, has been seen using a wheelchair to get around the Capitol on multiple occasions. It was described as a “precautionary” measure last year after falling down a small flight of stairs. An earlier fall left the senator out of work for several weeks with a concussion and rib fracture while a separate incident resulted in a sprained wrist. (Read more from “Longtime GOP Senator Hospitalized” HERE)

Senator Who Helped Lisa Murkowski Win With Fraud Is Now Blocking President Trump’s Vote Integrity Bill

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Senator Mitch McConnell appears to be stalling the voting bill backed by President Trump, and fellow Republicans are not happy.

McConnell, who leads the Senate Rules Committee, is refusing to schedule a vote on the legislation, thus preventing it from moving forward. The bill would create barriers for voting, requiring specific forms of ID in order for Americans to exercise their constitutional right.

In blocking it, the retiring senator and former majority leader has drawn the ire of his colleagues. Representative Tim Burchett posted a video on X Friday saying McConnell’s actions are partially coming from a place of “meanness” because he doesn’t like Trump, and called his mental acuity into question.

“He’s blocking the SAVE Act, or is he? Is it him or a staff member, because as you know, he’s a lot like Joe Biden was in his last few days in office, or last years in office,” Burchett said. “His cognizant level is diminishing daily.”

Burchett went on a tangent about how much of Congress is run by staffers because certain aging members of Congress have diminishing mental capacity, citing the case of Representative Kay Granger, the former House Appropriations Committee chair who disappeared for months in 2024 and was later found to be living in an independent living facility. (Read more from “Senator Who Helped Lisa Murkowski Win With Fraud Is Now Blocking President Trump’s Vote Integrity Bill” HERE)

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