CNN Appears To Falls For Joke X Account During Mitch McConnell Segment

1 sourceUpdated Jul 8, 2026

CNN featured a statement about Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell from a parody X account, apparently believing it was made by a real congressman.

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