{"id":10242,"date":"2026-07-19T04:58:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T23:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10242"},"modified":"2026-07-19T04:58:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T23:58:51","slug":"kentucky-governor-says-he-received-2-calls-from-agencies-indicating-mcconnell-had-passed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10242","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky governor says he received 2 calls from agencies indicating McConnell had &#8216;passed&#8217;"},"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 xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Kentucky;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/kentucky\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In <a data-ylk=\"slk:an interview;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YF3Yao2KZWI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#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-ylk=\"slk:governor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/state-and-local\/governors\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">governor<\/a> since December 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fox News Digital reached out to Beshear and McConnell&#8217;s offices for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Andy Beshear\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/7718d8e16e0c1d0b90834563b1b1dc3b4f84bd6e69d84e2e4daadfcdd9be79b5\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Ffox_news_text_979%2F6fab87dbb09421e1356899fc2de00627\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Gop Senators Split As Tuberville Demands Mcconnell Answers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/somebody-needs-do-something-gop-senators-split-tuberville-demands-mcconnell-answers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Gop Senators Split As Tuberville Demands Mcconnell Answers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After nearly a month of <a data-ylk=\"slk:being hospitalized;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/health-care\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read On The Fox News App<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Emergency dispatch audio from June 14, the day McConnell was hospitalized, revealed he was &#8220;unconscious&#8221; and may have suffered a <a data-ylk=\"slk:heart attack;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">heart attack<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Mitch McConnell sits from a hospital chair next to his wife.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/ffee9f196aac710b86724ba67de24cdc9ed46673c3014affb1b5e5f1879d27c3\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Ffox_news_text_979%2F54afee9d55862034d47f92ac2b1a9d29\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:'This Is Not Normal': Aoc Unloads On Mcconnell's Prolonged Absence;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/politics\/this-not-normal-aoc-unloads-mcconnells-prolonged-absence\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>&#8216;This Is Not Normal&#8217;: Aoc Unloads On Mcconnell&#8217;s Prolonged Absence<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;My doctors have confirmed that I didn&#8217;t break any bones or suffer a concussion,&#8221; McConnell said in the statement last weekend. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t have a heart attack or a stroke. I don&#8217;t have any tumors or hemorrhages.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two days before the longtime GOP leader shared more about his condition, Beshear posted on social media <a data-ylk=\"slk:demanding that McConnell be more transparent;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dem-governor-escalates-mcconnell-health-demands-cites-response-past-trump-health-concerns\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">demanding that McConnell be more transparent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I publicly and privately urged the last administration to address the public&#8217;s concerns with the former president&#8217;s health,&#8221; Beshear wrote, seemingly a reference to former President Joe Biden. &#8220;I&#8217;m calling on Sen. McConnell to do the same and provide voters an update on his own health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Sen. Mitch McConnell\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/91be3cc8263726004f9547fa8faf3ca4fc66c133711a27e72a5ce73ec65a276d\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Ffox_news_text_979%2F0fa8bd71da26952d42347d58cec8aa6f\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in the Senate Subway at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., May 19, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here To Download The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" 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\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Click Here To Download The Fox News App<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Original article source:<\/em> <a data-ylk=\"slk:Kentucky governor says he received 2 calls from agencies indicating McConnell had 'passed';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/kentucky-governor-says-he-received-2-calls-from-agencies-indicating-mcconnell-had-passed\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Kentucky governor says he received 2 calls from agencies indicating McConnell had &#8216;passed&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kentucky Gov. 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