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Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) shared a photo from his hospital bed \u2014 and delivered a long-awaited explanation regarding his twenty-eight day absence from the Senate: pneumonia. <\/span><\/p>\n

Read more Lindsey Graham: Medical Examiner Releases Preliminary Cause Of Death<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite spending the last month in the hospital \u2014 after being admitted on June 14 \u2014 the former Senate Majority Leader said that he plans to return to the Senate to complete his term. \u201c<\/span>I still have unfinished business to complete on your behalf, and I have every intention of finishing the job you elected me to do,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n

McConnell added that he has been working closely with his legislative staff from the hospital \u2014 who have been briefing him as often as it is warranted \u2014 so that he can keep abreast of the most current issues before the Senate.<\/span><\/p>\n

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MCCONNELL releases a photo \u2013 and statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo my fellow Kentuckians \u2013<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you elected me to a seventh term and made me our Commonwealth\u2019s longest serving Senator, you did so trusting that I\u2019d keep showing up to fight for you every day. And over the past several weeks,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/YTzTXDhEgu<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) July 12, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

McConnell also shared that he has been in close contact with a number of his colleagues in the Senate \u2014 but the longer he remained out of sight, the more rumors began to swirl suggesting that something far worse might have happened to him. <\/span><\/p>\n

After several colleagues attempted to quash the rumors by issuing statements detailing their conversations with McConnell, a joke quickly emerged: people would claim to have spoken to McConnell, and then detail outlandish things that they said transpired during their discussions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more Lindsey Graham: Medical Examiner Releases Preliminary Cause Of Death<\/a><\/p>\n

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), wrote last week, \u201cI spoke to McConnell for about 20 minutes this morning. <\/span>He said we should end the war with Iran, quit giving aid to Israel, stop spying on Americans without a warrant, and he\u2019s really sorry about how my primary turned out.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But McConnell\u2019s own recent statements contradict Massie\u2019s claims: the Kentucky senator told the American people in April that he was fully supportive of President Donald Trump\u2019s military actions in Iran. \u201c<\/span>They\u2019ve been at war with us for 47 years. They\u2019ve killed Americans, they\u2019ve killed Israelis, they\u2019ve killed throughout the region, our Sunni Muslim allies \u2026 they are bad guys,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite McConnell\u2019s stated eagerness to get back to work, he says his doctors told him it will take time. \u201cAs much as it frustrates me, this process takes time. And on the advice of my doctors, I won\u2019t be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet.\u201d McConnell revealed he\u2019s recovering from an initial fall that left him \u201cbriefly unconscious.\u201d During his hospital stay, he contracted \u201ca mild case of pneumonia.\u201d McConnell gave an overall status update on his health saying he hadn\u2019t broken any bones, suffered a stroke or heart attack, and did not have any tumors or hemorrhages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

McConnell\u2019s wife, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, was pictured next to him with his hand behind his back smiling. Chao had been in China just days prior where she issued an update on her husband\u2019s health. She had said his condition did not require her to return from China early. Calls reportedly from dispatchers and Emergency services were released from the day of his hospitalization where dispatchers <\/span>mentioned <\/span>\u201ccardiac arrest\u201d and \u201cCPR.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more Iran Just Provoked Another U.S. Response<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) shared a photo from his hospital bed \u2014 and delivered a long-awaited explanation regarding his twenty-eight day absence from the Senate: pneumonia. Despite spending the last month in the hospital \u2014 after being admitted on June 14 \u2014 the former Senate Majority Leader said that he plans to return to the Senate to complete his term. \u201cI still have unfinished business to complete on your behalf, and I have every intention of finishing the job you elected me to do,\u201d he said. McConnell added that he has been working closely with his legislative staff from the hospital \u2014 who have been briefing him as often as it is warranted \u2014 so that he can keep abreast of the most current issues before the Senate.MCCONNELL releases a photo \u2013 and statement.\u201cTo my fellow Kentuckians \u2013\u201cWhen you elected me to a seventh term and made me our Commonwealth\u2019s longest serving Senator, you did so trusting that I\u2019d keep showing up to fight for you every day. And over the past several weeks,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/YTzTXDhEgu\u2014 Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) July 12, 2026McConnell also shared that he has been in close contact with a number of his colleagues in the Senate \u2014 but the longer he remained out of sight, the more rumors began to swirl suggesting that something far worse might have happened to him. After several colleagues attempted to quash the rumors by issuing statements detailing their conversations with McConnell, a joke quickly emerged: people would claim to have spoken to McConnell, and then detail outlandish things that they said transpired during their discussions.Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), wrote last week, \u201cI spoke to McConnell for about 20 minutes this morning. He said we should end the war with Iran, quit giving aid to Israel, stop spying on Americans without a warrant, and he\u2019s really sorry about how my primary turned out.\u201d\u00a0But McConnell\u2019s own recent statements contradict Massie\u2019s claims: the Kentucky senator told the American people in April that he was fully supportive of President Donald Trump\u2019s military actions in Iran. \u201cThey\u2019ve been at war with us for 47 years. They\u2019ve killed Americans, they\u2019ve killed Israelis, they\u2019ve killed throughout the region, our Sunni Muslim allies \u2026 they are bad guys,\u201d he said.\u00a0Despite McConnell\u2019s stated eagerness to get back to work, he says his doctors told him it will take time. \u201cAs much as it frustrates me, this process takes time. And on the advice of my doctors, I won\u2019t be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet.\u201d McConnell revealed he\u2019s recovering from an initial fall that left him \u201cbriefly unconscious.\u201d During his hospital stay, he contracted \u201ca mild case of pneumonia.\u201d McConnell gave an overall status update on his health saying he hadn\u2019t broken any bones, suffered a stroke or heart attack, and did not have any tumors or hemorrhages.\u00a0McConnell\u2019s wife, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, was pictured next to him with his hand behind his back smiling. Chao had been in China just days prior where she issued an update on her husband\u2019s health. She had said his condition did not require her to return from China early. 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