Mitch McConnell's 20-minute phone conversations with top Republican leaders have provided the clearest indication yet that the veteran senator remains actively engaged in Senate business while recovering in the hospital. The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican has been hospitalized since June 14, with only limited updates from his office, fueling widespread speculation about his health.
Concerns grew about the health of US Senator Mitch McConnell, a top Republican lawmaker who has been in hospital for over three weeks. The statements from Republican leaders came after US President Donald Trump ally and right-wing influencer Laura Loomer claimed on X the Kentucky senator was in a "vegetative state" and "brain dead".
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Mitch McConnell's 20-minute phone call eases concerns
Fresh details about Mitch McConnell's 20-minute conversations from the hospital have emerged as colleagues and former advisers shared updates on his recovery.
On Tuesday, former McConnell adviser and CNN political contributor Scott Jennings revealed that he had spoken with the longtime senator for nearly 20 minutes.
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According to Jennings, their conversation covered a wide range of topics, including foreign policy, domestic politics and even Senate history.
"I spoke to my old friend Mitch McConnell this morning, the senior Senator from Kentucky. He’s still recovering in the hospital. We talked for just shy of 20 minutes ... about IRAN, UKRAINE, the unfolding situation in MAINE, my visit to the TR Presidential Library, and even a little bit of Senate history. I told him we want to see him back at work as soon as possible," he wrote in a post on X.
