Senator Mitch McConnell has been contacting Republican colleagues from his hospital bed to push back against online rumors that he is brain dead, according to the New York Post. The effort follows the release of 911 dispatch audio showing he was found unconscious and taken by ambulance from his Washington home last month.
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has been making calls from his hospital bed to reassure allies and counter online speculation that he is 'brain dead,' the New York Post reported. The 84-year-old senator was hospitalized after being found unconscious at his Washington home last month, a fact that emerged from a 911 call released to the media. The Zioneer previously reported on the hospitalization and an incident in which The Hill accidentally published a career summary of McConnell, which fueled speculation about his health. The senator's office has not commented on the latest reports.
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