The status of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s health remains a well-guarded mystery. But now, there are additional clues about his initial hospitalization, nearly a month ago.
According to a video from June 14 that surfaced this week on CNN, the Kentucky senator was loaded into an ambulance after apparently suffering a cardiac arrest.
“Emergency responders took Sen. Mitch McConnell to an ambulance on a stretcher after being called to his home last month for a report of an unconscious person, according to new video of the incident and an eyewitness account,” CNN said. “A neighbor of McConnell told CNN that they opened their door to find commotion outside their home at around 8:30 a.m. on June 14, with two ambulances a fire truck and Capitol Police officers blocking the entire street.”
Emergency responders took Sen. Mitch McConnell to an ambulance on a stretcher after being called to his home last month for a report of an unconscious person, according to new video of the incident and an eyewitness account. https://t.co/ofbQEDtOY1 pic.twitter.com/miqqiwmEpn
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“The neighbor said they asked officers what was going on, and the officers responded that there had been a ‘medical emergency,'” CNN reported. “But when the neighbor inquired if McConnell was having a medical emergency, officers said they would block the street for anybody. The neighbor said they learned from another eyewitness who saw the individual’s face that the person on the stretcher was McConnell and he was not wearing an oxygen mask.”
The health of McConnell, who is still a sitting senator, remains a mystery, with one Republican Congressman going on TV this week and admitting that he’s not sure whether the senator is alive or dead.
“Weeks later, McConnell’s team has still not disclosed what prompted the senator to be taken to the hospital, nor have they disclosed specific details of his condition. And while friends and former colleagues have told reporters they have talked to McConnell in recent days, they too, have not offered any details about his health,” CNN reported.
The longtime Senate majority leader, while sharing a party with President Donald Trump, has also frequently clashed with him, over Trump questioning McConnell’s loyalty.
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