The Office of Senator Mitch McConnell has released a picture and statement intended to answer questions about the status of the Kentucky senator. However, many are questioning the content.
Personally, the accompanying image doesn’t really matter much – it is reported to be AI enhanced, but who can tell. However, the message that accompanies the picture? Well, that text is total BS and did not come from McConnell.
You can tell McConnell did not write it by the way it is written (particularly paragraph #2), and more importantly, there is no mention of condolence following Senator Lindsey Graham’s death.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following note to constituents regarding his hospitalization and recovery:
“To my fellow Kentuckians –
“When you elected me to a seventh term and made me our Commonwealth’s longest serving Senator, you did so trusting that I’d keep showing up to fight for you every day. And over the past several weeks, Elaine and I have appreciated both your well wishes and your honest questions about what was keeping me away from the Senate.
“You all know how folks of my generation often hesitate to share the vulnerability that comes with growing older. Even in the public eye, I feel that same instinct – I can’t help it.
“But at the same time, I’ve had more than my share of experience with physical vulnerabilities. Surviving childhood polio meant spending my entire life with mobility challenges. They haven’t exactly gotten easier to manage with age. And last month, I took a fall which landed me in the hospital.
“My doctors have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion. I didn’t have a heart attack or a stroke. I don’t have any tumors or hemorrhages. But I was briefly unconscious and was taken to the hospital. While receiving excellent care over the past several weeks, I’ve also had to deal with a mild case of pneumonia.
“I can assure you that I’ve been a good patient. At my age, I tend to do what my doctors tell me to do. I’ve submitted to every test they can think of to help figure out what caused this incident. And I’m continuing to do everything they ask to speed my recovery. In fact, with signs of continued progress, I’ve been able to move from hospital care to a rehabilitation center where I’ll keep regaining my strength.
“As much as it frustrates me, this process takes time. And on the advice of my doctors, I won’t be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet. But rest assured that, in the meantime, I’m not taking a break from the Senate business that matters to you. I’ve been working closely with my legislative staff on current issues, and with my Kentucky team who help me provide timely constituent services across our Commonwealth. I’ve also been keeping in touch with my Senate colleagues on the appropriations process, midterm politics, and everything in between.
“You’re right to expect your representatives to work hard for you. And part of my decision to retire at the end of my term this coming January was being honest about the demands of Senate work. But I still have unfinished business to complete on your behalf, and I have every intention of finishing the job you elected me to do.
“I’ll keep working hard to get back on the Senate floor as soon as possible. And I’ll keep you posted on the progress of my recovery. Until then, I’m so grateful for your prayers and well wishes.”
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From the Office of the Attending Physician:
“Senator McConnell has experienced several falls throughout the year that have been attributed to his post-polio condition. He was admitted to the hospital four weeks ago after falling at home and sustaining minor injuries.
“A comprehensive evaluation by a multidisciplinary team determined that he had no fractures, cardiac abnormalities, stroke, tumor, or hemorrhage. Early in his hospitalization, he developed pneumonia, which responded rapidly to antibiotic treatment.
“The remainder of his hospital stay focused on physical therapy and strategies to reduce his risk of future falls. He has been medically cleared to continue fully participating in his intensive physical therapy program.”
Comrade Suspicious Cat remains, well, increasingly suspicious.
Biden looks better than Turtle.
Biden may look better but what is left of his his mind is kaput.
Oh! they got the proper stand in and the mask done!….
how nice….
Picture with commie handler wife.
No video or audio.
He’s a vegetable or dead.
I heard that his wife flew away to China; was it true ?
yes…to get instruction ???
What? Our former Secretary of Commerce was Chinee?
She was already in China when he fell.
Look at their eyes.
<He’s a vegetable or dead.>
Lettuce know 🙂
Russian Blues are always suspicious.
There must be some hidden reason that they are not being honest about this. Maybe has to do with Beshear the governor. They are playing some game.
Makes one wonder how absolutely fake our Govt actually is.
This is not sufficient proof of life or cognitive ability for me!
That picture has to be at least ten years old. they think we just got off the turnip truck.
I’m just wiping my brows after planting some
Its ALL Staged BS
Oh hells ya there’s still life in this bag!
imagine how much the sudden and spontaneous implementation of AI has contributed to the war in Ukraine hoax?
For a start…and much, much more besides.
Rabbit holes for everyone!!
So disappointing. Was hoping any announcement regarding ChiCom Mitch would have had to do with his ventilator malfunctioning and he finally stopped wasting the (mechanical) breath of normal Americans
Is this supposed to bring us confidence?
Ugh – they never know when to say “Uncle”.
Airline pilots are forced to retire at a certain age and think about the responsibilities that they have. But we allow these politicians to go on and on and on until they are nearly room temperature.
Yes, it is quite disgusting.
Wasn’t she out of the country… in China?
Until I see Tail-Gunner Mitch on an episode of “Dancing With the Stars,” I am withholding ANY speculative comments…!!! 🙂
If he had indeed fallen down after losing consciousness that doesn’t explain the month long hospitalization. There is definitely more to the story.
In addition, anyone in his proven state of health should have 24 hour assistance in the home. I’m sure the Congressional health plan covers that.
When he says he’s working hard to get back on the Senate floor, he means it in the most literal of senses.
Treehouse Winner of the Day!
…followed by pneumonia, and a battery of tests to see what else might have caused the fall; then rehab…
This is making me suspicious of the Doctors and Hospital.
Is there a secret message hidden within. Like ‘Help! I’m being held against my will.’
I know I have had doctors whose sole goal was to milk my insurance, but this seems ridiculous.
You can’t leave until we find the cause and fix it.
Tests every day. Massive teams employed.
They’ve only approved him to participate in therapy for who know what, but not to do it from home.
Are we sure Cathy Bates isn’t filming Misery II?
Poor Mitch.
FROM VERY FEW People Would i BELIEVE a Story about Mitch –
and
DEFINITELY NOT from ” his ” Office, ” his ” Wife, or Those that BENEFIT from his staying as a PLACEHOLDER.
McConnel’s status is about as clear as the Iran war.
Ouch
They really do think we are stupid, don’t they!!
Yes they think we are all lazy/stupid/uninformed,naive/guilible/bread & games crowd or same as russians some 60 yrs ago…
May yet end up having to shoot some commies before this is all over with.
Yup!
Well, there is the 60+ years where they weren’t wrong about that.
Like my Old Man always said, “too soon old, too late smart”.
Americans are being played lol. WTF!
Ya’ think?
Have to be running out the clock.
A special election can still be held for the remainder of his term with incapacitation or more likely, death.
September 8th is the day the normal election scheduled will take care of it, before that there can be a special election – based on my reading of the summary of the 2024 law that took power away from the governor to just appoint.
Whatever that image was intended to convey, what actually does it is that it smacks of an impending “Weekend at Bernie’s” scenario.
As a former medical professional, NO ONE who is pronounced healthy enough to be solely pursuing “physical therapy” remains hospitalized. They are discharged to a nursing home facility for that.
Turtle is going nowhere.
Yep. He makes Old Joe look positively vigorous and capable.
These people are so obscenely wealthy that they can design their own ‘rehab’. And who gave them the wealth?
They don’t need what “we, the unwashed and forgotten, people” get.
I did some private duty for a very well known household pharmacy name, in Chicago…money talks and while yours and mine says “good bye”….they say “money is no object”.
It reminds me of the last days with Ginsberg, where she was supposedly writing lengthy, eloquent Supreme Court decisions when she could barely hold her head up or speak a single coherent sentence.
Why isn’t there a video? If he can carry on a 17 minute conversation with Scott Jennings on current affairs, why can’t he make a video?
What kind of hospital bed is that? It has a raised and cushioned side. Why can’t we see more of the newspaper like the day and time?
This raises more questions than it answers. No one in America spends a month in the hospital for a fall with no injuries and a mild case of pneumonia.
One simple phone call to either Pres Trump or Gov Beshear would put this to rest. Obviously, such a call isn’t possible.
That’s one smokey suspicious cat
He gone.
I’ll bet they are using this Graham Death / McConnell situation to beta test every trick of AI and social media shadowbanning all at once.
The plan in the future is for them to be able to put out any AI generated fake story imaginable, and for us to have no means of debunking them.
Weekend at Bernie’s meets AI.
I keep seeing headlines purporting that is is positive news McConnell didn’t have any oxygen mask on when being loaded into an ambulance.
Which is the equivalent of saying Titanic lucked out, because the iceberg didn’t have a naval mine attached to it.
When you’re trying to spin the good news about being loaded into an ambulance, you have a problem.
One of this country’s many problems is the over-representation of the living dead in Congress.
Don’t worry though, the senior Senator from Kentucky has been a good patient. Just ask whoever slapped the plate on this boiler. And that’s exactly what America needs right now: people who follow orders.
On the other hand there were reports that CPR was done.
The news is all over the place.
I read his feet were sticking out from the sheet covering him and that the EMT’s were in no hurry to get him to the ambulance. Does the uncovered feet mean anything?
Dead people don’t need an oxygen mask.
Interesting hospital gown Mitch is wearing. Anyone able to catch the date on the newspaper he’s holding?
I was thinking the same thing…
Maybe AI can match the picture? Football season is well over. Is that baseball?
That’s what my husband and I said where is the newspaper showing when this photo was taken?
Is he wearing jeans? If he’s that able to function then why isn’t he?
He is holding the newspaper because he is trolling us. (Well, somebody is anyway.)
His wife sure didn’t hurry back from china
Flip the script.
If this were you or a family member, would you put out a statement such as this one?
I know I wouldn’t.
The picture and the message are both phony.
If he’s still “alive,” it’s only because he’s hooked up to machines.
Truthfully, it won’t affect my day one way or the other if he’s dead or alive.
I just want to know who is pushing this obvious lie and why they are lying.
I just want the truth.
The truth is not common from senators/congress critters…bill
I thought the wife left for China while was in the hospital? Did she return for a photo op?
It’s 2026. If he doesn’t drop a video he’s in a coma or dead.
About vulnerability with old age…he did not write that.
That newspaper?
Positioned so the person looking at the photo of the happy couple, can see what its all about? Makes me think he was not reading that newspaper.
The chair is a special recliner…used in hospitals and or rehab…he is supported with pillows but also looks photo shopped.
I don’t think that’s a newspaper – leaning towards the thought its a copy of his ‘statement’?
The newspaper in his hand is a nice touch. That is common with hostages.
“You all know how folks of my generation…”
I HATE it when politicians trot out “FOLKS” when they are pandering and trying to manipulate people!!!
Obama was the WORST!
He tried to be so slick, that when he used “folks,” it stuck out like an offensive flashing light!
Relax Mitch, Senate is not working now anyway. Plenty of others are obstructing President Trump`s agenda. Your boy Thune is doing great. We should have a democrat / communist Senate and house soon.
That picture has been doctored and it’s obvious. But, #whatever.
Sundance, your point that the message doesn’t include condolences for Graham is spot on!
The article mentioned only that a photo accompanied it, no mention of date etc. so…
I saw the same post by Jack Posobic on TS site after mine.
Laughable at best
He looks like he has a ‘dementia smile’.
Senility has settled in.
Notice how they needed to have the photo subjects look up, instead of straight on.
Someone was holding a toy to grab the attention of the child-like.
And just like that, advantage Dems.
no video??? no audio???
Wonder if that photo image was cropped?
If a larger image exists, I wonder if the date of the photo can be deduced from the image and text that the newspaper shows?
That might give a clue as to the actual date the picture was taken.
Perhaps it is a photo taken weeks, months or years ago?
Perhaps McConnell is actually in a coma and this photograph, maybe taken quite sometime ago, is being used to insinuate that he is fine?
I had the impression it was video statement aka proof of life.
Thanks for checking and clarifying.
I can smell the stench of mothballs and urine from here.
A long sleeve button up shirt and blue jeans.
Hospital gowns are passe.
Sorry, I did not see your post before I wrote mine…
That’s the work of a mortician
What is that supposed document placed in his right hand ?
Weird.
In the hospital, but no hospital gown, no IV.
Suspicious indeed.
Rereading the “statement” it says he is in “rehab” recovering from his fall.
Still suspicious.
Sure would be a heroic image, capping a long career in the Senate, to be wheeled in on a gurney to deliver the key vote that passes the Save America Act.
That used to be the way career politicians recognized opportunities to create special moments that would forever enshrine their legacy.
But many eyes today seem to be on some other prize.
Great picture of Mitch and his Chinese Communist Party handler.
Pictured with his Chi-Com handler I see….
NOPE.
0.o
Congress is just a publicly funded geriatric and memory care facility.
Prove me wrong.