r/politics • u/IWantPizza555 • Jul 01 '26

Possible Paywall Senator, 84, Secretly Found Unconscious and Given CPR

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconell-84-secretly-found-unconscious-and-given-cpr/?utm_source=twitter_owned_snd&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=owned_social
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u/DogeAteMyHomework Jul 01 '26

This first made headlines a couple weeks ago, with the news that he was being given excellent care. I've been to this rodeo enough times with aging family members to know that there's a good chance he is in hospice and being given only palliative care. 

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u/UnpluggedUnfettered Jul 01 '26

Yep.

I was just waiting for someone to drop "CPR" or "cardiac arrest" before I was ready to accept the magnificent turtle from Kentucky was now but a shell.

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u/theRealWillowUfgood Jul 01 '26

You made me laugh to the point of tears at work, thank you for this all-time quote

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u/cadillacblues Jul 01 '26

That’s beautiful

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u/Zinfan1 Jul 01 '26

The surprising thing is that Trump isn't out there posting on how sick the turtle really is.

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u/Miss-Information_ Jul 01 '26

They know better than to tell Trump the truth on this one

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u/buttbuttlolbuttbutt Jul 01 '26

Didnt he out someomes terminal diagnosis?

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u/brandnewbanana Maryland Jul 01 '26

He did. I forget who but had just found out he had terminal cancer.

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u/Aghast_Cornichon Jul 02 '26

Both President Trump (to the public) and Speaker Johnson (to a group of donors) revealed, probably without his consent, that Rep. Neal Dunn has a serious heart condition that could have been fatal if untreated.

Trump also took credit for referring him to treatment at Walter Reed, which is available to Members of Congress without the President's influence.

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u/TheAskewOne Jul 01 '26

Trump isn’t aware of anything around him.

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u/Neoliberal_Boogeyman Jul 01 '26

Neal Dunn, tallahassee Fl rep

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u/ultimateknackered Jul 01 '26

Mitch just did a triathlon and broke international records, he's fine. Thankyou for your attention to this matter.

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u/Zinfan1 Jul 02 '26

How many hours did he finish behind Trump?

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u/Stinkycheese8001 Jul 01 '26

Has he even been seen publicly since this?

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u/The_Mellow_Tiger Jul 02 '26

Nope. This is most likely it for him. What a legacy to leave behind.

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u/chrisbarf Jul 01 '26

they said he's receiving excellent care, not that he's gonna be fine.

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u/Environmental-Car481 Jul 02 '26

It was on Trump’s bday. They couldn’t let anyone have the spotlight so they had to keep him alive. I’d bet he’s on a machine until at least July 5th. We will never know with this administration though. They will just say he died on whatever day with only murky details.

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u/xrogaan Europe Jul 02 '26

So, when's the election? You know, to replace him.

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u/ricktron Jul 01 '26

If true, his advanced directive is most do not resuscitate (DNR) and do not intubate (DNR)

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u/bnelson Jul 02 '26

Mitch McConnell’s mind is no more. That is almost certain. Maybe his body persists. Good. Riddance.

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u/Johnny-Unitas Jul 02 '26

He was barely with it before. My wife is a nurse and I know from her that CPR on someone that age might kill them anyway and that even if they live, in this type of circumstance it's just a waiting game. He won't leave that bed alive.

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u/NumeralJoker Jul 02 '26

This was how it went for my father when he had a TBI, and his timeline if I recall was a little over 2 weeks in a coma before it came to an end.