{"id":10209,"date":"2026-07-19T04:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T23:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10209"},"modified":"2026-07-19T04:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T23:08:13","slug":"gov-andy-beshear-says-agencies-told-him-mcconnell-had-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10209","title":{"rendered":"Gov Andy Beshear says agencies told him McConnell had &#8216;passed&#8217; away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2418419\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/kentucky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kentucky<\/a> Gov. Andy Beshear said this week that he received two calls from agencies suggesting Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., died while he was in the hospital.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YF3Yao2KZWI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">an interview<\/a> with Katie Couric uploaded to YouTube on Thursday, Beshear, a Democrat, did not specify which agencies called him with the news or when the calls were made.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;In fact, I&#8217;d gotten two calls from different agencies, not state agencies, suggesting he&#8217;d passed,&#8221; said Beshear, who has served as <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2418421\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/state-and-local\/governors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">governor<\/a> since December 2019.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital reached out to Beshear and McConnell&#8217;s offices for comment.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/andy-beshear.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/andy-beshear.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/andy-beshear.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/andy-beshear.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/andy-beshear.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/andy-beshear.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/andy-beshear.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/andy-beshear.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/andy-beshear.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Andy Beshear\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during a campaign event with Rob Sand, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Iowa, at The River Center in Des Moines, Iowa, June 7, 2026.<\/span> <span>(KC McGinnis\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2418422\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/somebody-needs-do-something-gop-senators-split-tuberville-demands-mcconnell-answers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GOP SENATORS SPLIT AS TUBERVILLE DEMANDS MCCONNELL ANSWERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">After nearly a month of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2418423\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/health-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">being hospitalized<\/a>, McConnell&#8217;s office released a lengthy statement July 12 saying he was being treated for a June fall. A picture of him in a hospital bed alongside his wife was also released.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Prior to the announcement, there was speculation about what had happened to McConnell, given that his office did not reveal why he was in the hospital for weeks.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Emergency dispatch audio from June 14, the day McConnell was hospitalized, revealed he was &#8220;unconscious&#8221; and may have suffered a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2418424\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heart attack<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/mitch_mcconnell_hospital-pic.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/mitch_mcconnell_hospital-pic.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/mitch_mcconnell_hospital-pic.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/mitch_mcconnell_hospital-pic.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/mitch_mcconnell_hospital-pic.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/mitch_mcconnell_hospital-pic.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/mitch_mcconnell_hospital-pic.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/mitch_mcconnell_hospital-pic.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/mitch_mcconnell_hospital-pic.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Mitch McConnell sits from a hospital chair next to his wife.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., sits in a hospital bed alongside his wife, Elaine Chao, in a photograph released by his office July 12, about a month after he was first hospitalized.<\/span> <span>(Courtesy of Sen. Mitch McConnell&#8217;s office)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2418425\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/this-not-normal-aoc-unloads-mcconnells-prolonged-absence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8216;THIS IS NOT NORMAL&#8217;: AOC UNLOADS ON MCCONNELL&#8217;S PROLONGED ABSENCE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;My doctors have confirmed that I didn\u2019t break any bones or suffer a concussion,&#8221; McConnell said in the statement last weekend. &#8220;I didn\u2019t have a heart attack or a stroke. I don\u2019t have any tumors or hemorrhages.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Two days before the longtime GOP leader shared more about his condition, Beshear posted on social media <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2418426\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dem-governor-escalates-mcconnell-health-demands-cites-response-past-trump-health-concerns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demanding that McConnell be more transparent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I publicly and privately urged the last administration to address the public\u2019s concerns with the former president\u2019s health,&#8221; Beshear wrote, seemingly a reference to former President Joe Biden. &#8220;I\u2019m calling on Sen. McConnell to do the same and provide voters an update on his own health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Beshear ended the post by urging McConnell to &#8220;end the crazy speculation&#8221; and &#8220;just tell us what&#8217;s going on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/343\/192\/mitch-mcconnell-may-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/686\/384\/mitch-mcconnell-may-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/672\/378\/mitch-mcconnell-may-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1344\/756\/mitch-mcconnell-may-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/931\/523\/mitch-mcconnell-may-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1862\/1046\/mitch-mcconnell-may-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/720\/405\/mitch-mcconnell-may-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1440\/810\/mitch-mcconnell-may-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200\/675\/mitch-mcconnell-may-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Sen. Mitch McConnell\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in the Senate Subway at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., May 19, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Al Drago\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">On July 8, Beshear also wrote a letter to the 84-year-old lawmaker requesting that he &#8220;fully update Kentuckians regarding the current status of your health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">McConnell&#8217;s doctor said he &#8220;developed pneumonia&#8221; early in his hospitalization but &#8220;responded rapidly to antibiotic treatment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">McConnell said he intends to return to the Senate, but his office has given no timeline on when he&#8217;ll be able to do so.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>James Cirrone is a writer on the Breaking\/Trending News team at Fox News Digital. 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