He has post polio syndrome

I remember family members getting major surgeries and the hospital kicks them out after a day, saying they can recover at home and rehab whenever. Not the hospital’s problem if the patients are not rich.

He had a minor fall in his home?

And probably other neuro stuff

But that isn't in the release and that messaging is clearly trying to convey he is health and normal but that doesn't jive with reality of being in the hospital for over a month.

Weekend at Mitch's is getting might silly at this point.

It's possible, if he can't do the steps anymore.

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.

I'm eating popcorn. Part of me feels that I should have more empathy for an old man but then I remember it's the turtle. No empathy.

And I am out of popcorn.

He built it, he owns it and I don't have one ounce of empathy for a man that has spent decades harming America and her people.

You were able to verify it was a recent newspaper he was holding?

Yes, I notice that reputable news sources are tending to agree that it’s legit.

we know it isn’t AI or photo shopped. Also, if someone is in the hospital that long at his age, rehab is many weeks. I experienced this with my mom. Another thing, I thought I heard a 911 call in a clip on tv that mentioned they were doing CPR on him. The only reason to do that is he quit breathing.

All you could see were his feet from the video. The video quality wasn't the best. Everyone said it was because he was dead.

CPR = dead
No CPR = so dead, they can't do anything

I guess everyone just really wanted him dead.

I figured he wasn't, because deaths are public record.

Lots of clicks and baits = $$$$ were earned over his "death". Meidas Touch etc.....
That's the only thing I can think of. Also, Democrats would like a Democrat appointed, but at this point, it doesn't look that way.
Beshear can't appoint without proof of death or resigination.

Was actually the first (July 7), and is rated false by Snopes.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mitch-mcconnell-proof-life-post/

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The 2026 Statement: McConnell broke nearly a month of silence following his June 14, 2026, hospitalization with a statement released via NewsNation
Photo Origins: Social media sleuths quickly pointed out that the smiling photo of McConnell and his wife, Elaine Chao, is identical to the picture originally circulated in March 2023 following a severe fall and concussion, as noted on Facebook.The Newspaper
Detail: While the 2023 hospital photo was reused, the newspaper McConnell is holding in his hand appears to have been digitally updated to a current edition (such as a recent Washington Post sports section) to act as a "proof of life," according to New York Magazine.Continued Scrutiny: The reuse of this photograph—combined with his wife's recent trip to China—has fueled intense internet speculation regarding the transparency and actual status of the senator's health, as reported by The Daily Beast.

where is the facebook picture from 2023

here is the proof from the imgur image

BadgerMom (3,475 posts)
55. I googled...
Reply to hookaleft (Reply #46)
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 12:45 AM
“2023 photo of McConnell and Elaine Chao”. The first photo that came up was the one others in the comments have posted. (Clearly, they’re much better techies than I.)

If you copy that one and today’s and post them one above the other, the similarities are too great to miss. Same smile, same expression, same posture, same clothes. There’s no doubt. People here have ruled out AI, but there are other technologies (Photoshop?) that could take out chaises, palm trees and tropical drinks and replace them with a hospital bed. That’s especially true when you consider that the equipment and expertise available to staffers and others at that level of the federal government must be top-notch.

EDIT
Here’s the Imgur link to the two photos next to each other, at least one atop the other.

https://imgur.com/a/vvEqFbs

Anyway, I’ve gotta believe my own eyes.

Also their arms are in different positions.
I'd like to see the "old" pic when it was actually posted

I just don't know.

If it was a fake.
So far none have.
But I'd like to see & hear more

When you look at his shirt, the light and shadow are exactly the same. Some of it you can’t see because they moved the arms, but it’s the same. Every time you move the folds on your shirt will change as will the shadows. It’s the same photo. Point number two, that’s not hospital clothing.

Or, "briefly conscious"?
Long enough for the photo op?
Sorry, but my mistrust runs DEEP!

Maybe Hell rejected him, for lack of morals?

A month in the hospital for a fall that didn't cause serious injury? And completely incommunicado for that whole period of time when he was in good enough shape to put out a ten second "I'm fine and wil be back soon" video?

I have to believe it.

C'mon.

...hospitalization for pneumonia??

They still have a vote if they need it etc.

He should have spoken up much earlier.

Maybe his pneumonia was bad and he looked crappy.

But he still could have sent a message

Is fake.

From 2023 or 2025.

But time will tell

or at the very least face time. Did he actually speak from the hospital bed or are we to believe he sent in photos to a TV station?

This is insane.

Mitch is a super light vampire type apparition, leaving no impression on the pillows or even a shadow next to his form.

Bet Ms. Chow wears a lot of garlic when she’s near her charge.

If the answer was so simple, why didn't they do a quick reassurance?

briefly conscious.

Wife had a fall in the backyard, at 82 years old, she couldn't get up by herself and cried with pain when I tried to help her.
Thought she had broken something.
Called an ambo, the two helped her up and brought her inside, then monitored her vitals.
Then left.
No transport to the hospital for a 1 month stay of tests and observation.
Got the bill later.

Mitch either got the royal treatment or something is up.

Hopefully he gets the hint and stays home from now on.
Wifey can be sweet to him and baby him, like feed him chicken soup on the hour.

They are able to keep the con going until after August 3rd.

I would think that he should say the words out loud. Maybe to who ever talked to him for 20 minutes.