US Senator Mitch McConnell says he will not be returning to the Senate "quite yet" after suffering from a fall and "a mild case of pneumonia".
It is the first statement from the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican after weeks of speculation about his health, following his admission to hospital in mid-June.
A photo was released by his office, in addition to the statement, which shows McConnell with his wife holding what appeared to be Sunday's Washington Post newspaper.
22 Comments
shittydwarf@piefed.ca · 30 pts · 46d
Super fake
wrinkledoo@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 46d
Why is he wearing clothes and not scrubs, and why does the pillow not have an indentation where his head is resting? And why is he not hooked up to a bunch of tubes?
I agree. If he doesn't return to office in the next week or less we know he's definitely dead.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 45d
Patients in hospital don't wear scrubs. They're hardly gonna scrub up and operate on themselves! They get the ass-peek gowns.
But you are allowed to put on your own clothes to take a picture, as long as they don't interfere with tubes/wires/bandages etc.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 45d
his wife is suspiciously there too.
0ndead@infosec.pub · 16 pts · 46d
He ded
Darkard@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 45d
They sacrificed Graham in the Turtle Temple in order to fuel his body for a few more days.
BradleyUffner@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 46d
Wtf happened to his face? It looks like someone is wearing is skin, badly.
bruhbeans@lemmy.ml · 21 pts · 46d
In fairness, he always looked like that
Evotech@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 45d
Get a fucking age restriction on these jobs please
switcheroo@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 45d
This worthless fuck is still alive??? Wtf??!!
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 45d
hes over 1000, he wil live 1000more.
notsosure@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 45d
The photo and the text provided, suggest one thing only: he is doing a lot worse that we thought.
AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 45d
I don't see no paper
Winning@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 46d
How many blood boys had to die this time
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 45d
he got lady G's soul.
Agnosis@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 46d
He's alive? Noooooooooooooooooo!
MirrorGiraffe@piefed.social · 3 pts · 45d
The article mentions his wife holding Sundays newspaper but i fall to spot it. I mean it could be my tinfoil sombrero blocking it but feels kind of sus.
decolo@piefed.social · 4 pts · 45d
The thumbnail cropped it out, he's holding it himself in the full picture
Wren@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 45d
The picture is cropped, you can see the larger image here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/12/mitch-mcconnell-hospitalization-fall
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 45d
you mean the lack of souls to fill his lich form caused him to be weakened, now that he got senator lindsey grahams souls hes well again.
Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 46d
ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 45d
Someone could easily place that pillow over his face and...
CubitOom@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 46d
Did anyone flip him over yet?