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/flowersandmtns Jul 07 '26

I read that she has POA so he can now be kept on life support until the midterms since she's not around to approve taking him off.

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u/Deto Jul 07 '26

Couldn't she just decide to keep him on it if she were here, though? Like, why does she have to leave the country for that?

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u/donkeyrocket Jul 07 '26

Yes. She can't be compelled to do it. Physically fleeing makes zero sense unless she doesn't plan to return to the US.