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Mitch McConnell’s Aides Make Bombshell Health Admission

The Daily Beast

July 2, 2026

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Mitch McConnell’s Aides Make Bombshell Health Admission

Kevin Lamarque / REUTERSSen. Mitch McConnell’s aides have made a bombshell admission after dodging questions from the press for weeks about the 84-year-old’s health.The senator’s team had previously refused to answer questions about his condition after he was found unconscious at home, administered CPR, and transported to hospital last month, as revealed in an EMS call.The call revealed that McConnell may have suffered a heart attack at his home on June 14, with his staff waiting until June 22 to give an update on his condition, saying only that he would not be voting that week.Read more at The Daily Beast.

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