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BREAKING: McConnell Brain Dead Claim Rocks Washington

Really America

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July 6, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Name Calling
BREAKING: McConnell Brain Dead Claim Rocks Washington

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The New American

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· Jul 7, 2026

CNN’s Jennings, GOP Senators: McConnell Alive and Discussing Policy

After journalists said Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was “brain dead,” a top GOP strategist said he spoke to him on the phone. ... The post CNN’s Jennings, GOP Senators: McConnell Alive and Discussing Policy appeared first on The New American.

The Daily Beast

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· Jul 8, 2026

Scott Jennings Drips Out More Claims About McConnell

Screengrab/CNNMAGA political commentator Scott Jennings has shared more details about the apparent conversation he had with Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell weeks after the senator was hospitalized.In an interview on CNN’s Laura Coates Live, Jennings was pressed about his call with McConnell amid concerns over the lack of transparency surrounding the senator’s condition.As well as relaying what the pair discussed and dismissing suggestions that McConnell was actually dead, Jennings claimed it was the senator who had called him and suggested the 84-year-old himself does not know whether he will return to work following his latest bout of ill health.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Associated Press

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· Jul 7, 2026

LIVE: Hearing resumes in the case of Tyler Robinson, man accused of killing Charlie Kirk

Watch live coverage of a second day of a key hearing in Charlie Kirk's murder case in Utah, where prosecutors aim to convince a judge that they have enough evidence to try Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing him, and seek the death penalty. Read more: https://bit.ly/4aFXWrj #charliekirk

Wonkette

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· Jul 7, 2026

Is Mitch McConnell Dead? A Wonkvestigation!

Probably maybe? So what are you cooking for dinner?

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Politics · 3
World · 1

Related coverage for "BREAKING: McConnell Brain Dead Claim Rocks Washington": The New American — CNN’s Jennings, GOP Senators: McConnell Alive and Discussing Policy. The Daily Beast — Scott Jennings Drips Out More Claims About McConnell. Associated Press — LIVE: Hearing resumes in the case of Tyler Robinson, man accused of killing Charlie Kirk. Wonkette — Is Mitch McConnell Dead? A Wonkvestigation!