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8:25Now PlayingMitch McConnell has been hospitalized since June 14, when emergency responders found him unconscious and performed CPR at his home. Nearly a month later, his office has offered exactly one line on a loop: he "continues to improve." No diagnosis. No prognosis. No confirmation he's conscious or even alive.
Here's why the silence might be deliberate. Under Kentucky law, a vacancy before August 3 triggers a special election — and an independent lane that Thomas Massie, backed by Marjorie Taylor Greene, could drive right through. Drag it out past the deadline, and that threat disappears.
So the question isn't just whether Mitch McConnell is okay. It's who benefits from you not knowing.
The Daily Beast: “MAGA Mocks Republican Elite’s Claims That Mitch Is Talking”
WHAS11: “Trump says he has 'no idea' how U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is doing”
IBTimes UK: 'Special Election?' Netizens Speculate Mitch McConnell's Health Status Mystery 'Stalls' Thomas Massie's Bid
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