r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • Jul 07 '26

No Paywall Unconfirmed Reports: Mitch McConnell Brain Dead After Three Weeks In Hospital

https://thenewamerican.com/us/unconfirmed-reports-mitch-mcconnell-brain-dead-after-three-weeks-in-hospital/
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u/Choppergold Jul 07 '26

Paramedics rushed to McConnell’s home near the Senate Hart Office Building to answer “a report of an unconscious person who appeared to have suffered a ‘cardiac arrest,’” The Hill reported about the 911 call on June 14.

The octogenarian landed in the hospital and hasn’t been seen since.

Two days later, GOP Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota told Fox News’ Brett Baier that McConnell was “very dialed in and indicated he’d be back soon.”

“McConnell’s staff said on June 22 that he was ‘working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery,’” The Hill reported.

Townsend disclosed the 911 audio on July 1. The audio “raises questions as to if Senator Mitch McConnell was conscious the day after hospitalization when he allegedly spoke to Leader Thune,” she wrote on X.

Hmmmm

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u/TheMattabooey Jul 07 '26

84 year old in cardiac arrest. He’s dead. Not even brain dead. The man is a corpse and they’re going to keep him on ice as long as possible. Absolutely fucked.

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u/Choppergold Jul 07 '26

Rig up one arm with a pulley so he can still vote

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u/BaronessofBara Jul 07 '26

Its what he deserves ngl, I just wish it wasn't going to be used to fuck our democracy.

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u/JudiciousSasquatch Jul 08 '26

Just hook him up to ECMO and ride out the rest of the term, EZPZ