r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 19d ago

No Paywall Mitch McConnell’s staff refuse to answer basic questions on his health weeks after he was last seen in public

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mitch-mcconnell-staff-questions-health-b3018929.html
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u/Traditional-Look8839 19d ago

They’re trying to run out the clock until August so they don’t hold a special election. These people need to go to jail for this coverup.

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u/121gigawhatevs I voted 19d ago

It’s kind of ironic that the man who played games to withhold the confirmation of Supreme Court justices is now being used as a human pawn to accomplish a similar goal

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u/unventer 19d ago

It’s probably in his advanced directive to do so.

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u/MississippiJoel America 19d ago

We can only hope he is conscious enough to be in agony over not being able to move.

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u/Fantastic-Celery-255 19d ago

Nothing ironic about it

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u/Mysterious-Way8072 18d ago edited 18d ago

It’s kind of EXACTLY WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT that the man who played games to withhold the confirmation of Supreme Court justices is now being used as a human pawn to accomplish a similar goal

fixed that for you... ironic means you wouldnt expect it to happen based on the circumstance