McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition

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19. Today's newspaper is a nice touch

Kinda like they do with kidnap victims to prove they are alive. Kinda funny they pose it this way; seems they are trying too hard to prove that he is.

Just makes me wonder if he really is still kicking.

Chao Chao's response:

Elaine Chao, wife of Mitch McConnell, issues statement after US return
Courier Journal
July 10, 2026, 12:28 p.m. ET

Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao returned to the United States from China this week after her husband, Sen. Mitch McConnell, was hospitalized on June 14.

Chao's travel during McConnell's hospitalization fueled unfounded conspiracy theories online.

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Chao's staff did not indicate whether she'd been in contact with McConnell since returning home, according to the CBS affiliate WLKY in Louisville. She left for the trip to China on June 12, just two days before McConnell was hospitalized, according to the outlet.

Also amid the swirling news cycle, the Kentucky senator's youngest daughter, Porter McConnell, deleted her social media account on X, according to the Independent.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/10/elaine-chao-comments-on-mitch-mcconnells-hospitalization/90876522007/

Mitch McConnell’s daughter deletes her X account as questions swirl over health after his hospitalization

The daughter of Senator Mitch McConnell has deleted her X account amid widespread speculation over the former Senate majority leader’s health, following a sudden June hospitalization.

It is unclear when or why Porter McConnell, a progressive-leaning political activist who previously directed the Take On Wall Street campaign, deleted her account.

The Independent has contacted Porter McConnell for comment.

Porter McConnell is one of three daughters the senator had with his first wife, Sherrill Redmon. She frequently posted criticism of the Republican Party on the now-deactivated account, TMZ noted.

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/mitch-mcconnell-health-daughter-x-account-b3010103.html