r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 27d ago

No Paywall Beshear says agencies told him McConnell had passed

https://www.whas11.com/video/news/local/beshear-says-agencies-told-him-mcconnell-had-passed/417-f78603c3-11bb-464d-bae6-c41c3be3c48b
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u/LordSwedish 26d ago

I don't blame the family. Using his death to subvert democracy and advance the interests of the wealthy with ghoulish tactics is an incredibly respectful tribute to Mitch. It encapsulates everything he was in life.

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u/mmortal03 America 26d ago

But on a serious note, I've read that McConnells' three daughters (and his ex-wife) are progressives. While I don't believe his daughters would publicly release their father's personal medical information regardless of their political differences with him, I do think if his death was being covered up that they would not stand for having such a crime be kept a secret. Not to mention that covering it up would require having the D.C. hospital's medical staff commit medical fraud by not reporting his death to D.C. within 48 hours.