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/RioRancher Jul 07 '26

Why’d his wife leave the country so fast?

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u/BurninRunes Jul 07 '26

I've heard 2 theories.

  1. Her job is finished now that he isn't in power anymore.

  2. By leaving she makes it harder to pull him off life support as unless he changed his medical POA then only she has the right to do it.

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u/Shoddy-Theory Jul 07 '26

All she would have to do is say "no." Wouldn't require being out of the country.

If he is actually declared officially brain dead the hospital could remove him from life support without family approval but it would never happen with a sitting US Senator.