We Asked Mitch McConnell’s Staff About His Health. This Is What They Told Us.
Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell's staffers did not disclose any new information about the senator's health Tuesday despite him being hospitalized for several weeks.
Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell’s staffers did not disclose any new information about the senator’s health Tuesday despite him being hospitalized for several weeks.
McConnell was hospitalized on June 14 after paramedics found him unconscious inside his Washington, D.C., residence and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for a “cardiac arrest.” A spokesperson for McConnell told the Daily Caller News Foundation that McConnell is “working closely with his staff” as he remained in the hospital.
“Senator McConnell appreciates the outpouring of support he’s receiving while he continues his recovery in the hospital. The Senator continues to improve, and is working closely with his staff on Kentucky and Senate matters while the Senate is out of session,” a spokesperson told the DCNF.
McConnell’s office reiterated the same statement when the DCNF asked follow-up questions.
A call went out at 8:36 a.m. on June 14 for an “unconscious” person at McConnell’s address, according to an EMS dispatch call released July 1. An Advanced Life Support crew arrived and identified the emergency as a “cardiac arrest.”
Senate Majority Leader John Thune told the DCNF on June 15 that McConnell was “dialed in” on their conference’s legislative calls and sounded good on the phone. Other senators said they had not received any updates on McConnell’s condition.
“Many of us aren’t speaking about Mitch McConnell’s condition because we know nothing about his condition,” Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee said Tuesday.