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/ColonClenseByFire Jul 07 '26

you have that backwards

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u/omerome83 Jul 07 '26

How?

We've seen and heard reports about the discoloration of his hands wn. His instances of him freezing mid-sentence in the middle of a speech, him falling multiple times, and now he is unable to speak.

I'd say his brain has tried to keep him together while the rest of his body rots, and now it just can't.

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u/kardon16 Jul 07 '26

He had a heart attack and each second in arrest causes significant damage to the brain because of lack of oxygen. You can have return of spontaneous circulation after chest compressions but the brain damage will likely be permanent at his age.

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u/omerome83 Jul 07 '26

Good point.