Sen. Mitch McConnell, 84, calls GOP allies from hospital to dispel internet chatter he’s ‘brain dead’
Another McConnell ally, Republican strategist Scott Jennings, posted on X that he had also talked to McConnell for 20 minutes on Tuesday, and that “he’s still…
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The Kentucky senator was first elected to the Senate in 1984 and was the Republican leader from 2007 until last year , serving as both majority and minority leader during that period. While he was still Republican leader, McConnell was hospitalized with a concussion in March 2023 and missed several weeks of work after falling in a Washington hotel. The longest-serving Senate leader of either party reached out.
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The Kentucky senator was first elected to the Senate in 1984 and was the Republican leader from 2007 until last year , serving as both majority and minority leader during that period.
according to ABC News — Top StoriesWhile he was still Republican leader, McConnell was hospitalized with a concussion in March 2023 and missed several weeks of work after falling in a Washington hotel.
according to ABC News — Top StoriesThe longest-serving Senate leader of either party reached out
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