Senator Mitch McConnellThe team shared an update on the Kentucky politician about three weeks after his death he was hospitalized due to a medical emergency and amid reports that he is brain dead.
“Senator McConnell is grateful for the support he is receiving as he continues his recovery in the hospital,” McConnell's office said in a statement. Us Weekly on Tuesday, July 7. “The Senate continues to improve, and we are working closely with our staff on Kentucky and Senate issues while the Senate is still in session.”
The former Senate majority leader, 84, was reportedly found unconscious on June 14 after suffering a heart attack.
Multiple media outlets reported on July 1 that an emergency dispatcher's voice described a person “unconscious” in McConnell's Washington. DC at home on June 14 before 9 am
Laura Loomera right wing activist and very close to the President Donald Trumphas been open about McConnell's health during his hospitalization. The well-known conspiracy theorist said the senator died while in the hospital, saying he got the information from a “high-level source close to the White House.”
“Mitch McConnell is brain dead and wired!!!” he said with X on Tuesday, July 7. “He is 84 years old and was found unconscious and had to be resuscitated.”
Many politicians, including GOP Senate leaders John Thune of South Dakota and John Barrasso of Wyoming, assured voters Tuesday that he had spoken at length with McConnell in recent days and that he was making progress.
“They caught up on the latest news about Senate races, Graham Platner scandal, and the Supreme Court's recent ruling on corporate spending limits,” said Barrasso's spokesperson. CNBC in the statement. “They also discussed the Senate's July agenda, including the need to pass the NDAA and confirm President Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence.”
Kenny Chesney is a firm believer in keeping his political beliefs to himself. “I never felt like it was my place,” said the country singer, 58, speaking about politics publicly on Monday, June 22, appearing on Bill Maher's “Club Random” podcast. Chesney added that he was “thankful” Maher, 70, did not speak […]
CNN political analyst Scott Jennings he also said he spoke to McConnell on Tuesday morning.
“He's still recovering in the hospital. We talked for just 20 minutes … about Iran, UKRAINE, the situation in MAINE, my visit to the TR Presidential Library and even a little history of the Senate,” Jennings, 48, said. with X. “I told him that we want to see him back to work as soon as possible.”
McConnell is currently serving his seventh six-year term representing Kentucky. He announced in February 2025 that he will not seek an eighth term in 2026 and will retire from the US Senate when his current term ends in January 2027.
