Beshear requests McConnell health update [View all]
Source: The Hill
07/08/26 10:24 AM ET
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) sent a letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)’s office on Wednesday, asking for a health update on the senator after he was admitted to the hospital on June 14. “Over the last several weeks, Kentuckians have grown increasingly concerned about the health and well-being of Sen. McConnell,” the letter reads. “I am requesting the Senator provide an update on his current health status.”
An emergency dispatch revealed first responders went to McConnell’s home in Washington, D.C. where a person was found “unconscious” and had suffered “cardiac arrest.”
His office has released few details on his condition, but on Thursday said the 84-year-old senator “continues to improve, and is working closely with his staff on Kentucky Senate matters while the Senate is out of session.”
“Allowing speculation to continue in the media is not fair to the Senator or to Kentuckians, and my hope is that this provides him the opportunity to share the information in a transparent manner, direct from the source,” Beshear wrote in his letter. “I wish him a safe and speedy recovery.”
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5958881-beshear-requests-mcconnell-health-update/
Link to KY Gov. Beshear LETTER (PDF) - https://governor.ky.gov/attachments/20260708_McConnell-Letter.pdf
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