{"id":2645,"date":"2026-07-09T23:06:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2645"},"modified":"2026-07-09T23:06:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:06:32","slug":"cnn-admits-it-was-duped-by-jack-kimble-post-on-mcconnell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2645","title":{"rendered":"CNN Admits It Was Duped by Jack Kimble Post on McConnell"},"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 id=\"post-wrap\">\n<div class=\"o-share-btn-wrap\">\n<div id=\"post-social\">\n<div class=\"o-share-wrap\">\n<p>    <button class=\"o-share-btn o-share-btn-article\">Share<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-share\">\n<div class=\"share-reddit o-share-item is-hidden\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"window.location = '\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=\" encodeuricomponent=\"\" return=\"\" false=\"\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64, 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\" alt=\"submit to reddit\" border=\"0\" width=\"58\" height=\"20\"\/> <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n      <button id=\"copy-button\" data-copy-url=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/tv\/cnn-apologizes-for-using-fake-congressmans-quote-on-mitch-mcconnells-health-obviously-we-should-not-have-done-that\">Copy\u00a0Link<\/button>&#13;\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"o-comments-link u-disqus-count c-article__comments-link\" aria-label=\"Comments\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/tv\/cnn-apologizes-for-using-fake-congressmans-quote-on-mitch-mcconnells-health-obviously-we-should-not-have-done-that\/#open-comments\" data-disqus-identifier=\"5741195 https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/?p=5741195\">\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<p>CNN issued an on-air mea culpa on Thursday morning after admitting the network fell for a post by a parody account of a Republican congressman who said he had spoken to ailing Sen. <strong>Mitch McConnell<\/strong>\u00a0(R-KY).<\/p>\n<p>Following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/trump\/even-trump-says-i-have-no-idea-how-hospitalized-mitch-mcconnell-is-doing\/\">report<\/a> on the ongoing saga of McConnell\u2019s mysterious absence and lack of transparency about his current condition, <em>CNN This Morning<\/em> host <strong>Audie Cornish<\/strong> mentioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/tv\/cnn-duped-by-phony-gop-congressman-claiming-to-have-spoken-to-mitch-mcconnell\/\">the flub<\/a> from a day earlier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday on the show, we displayed quotes from a Republican, some Republicans, about Senator Mitch McConnell\u2019s stay in the hospital,\u201d Cornish said. One of them was mistakenly taken from a parody account on Twitter. Now, obviously, we should not have done that, and we regret the error.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post in question came amid a flurry of social media posts from Republican figures who said they had spoken to McConnell, each for about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>CNN ran a graphic of the posts, including <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJackKimble\/status\/2074570956467577094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one<\/a> from Rep. <strong>Jack Kimble<\/strong>, who is not a real congressman and does not actually exist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"49ba3355ab5d783a3666a0b2d442d9b3\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I spoke to my old friend Mitch McConnell this morning, the senior Senator from Kentucky. He\u2019s still recovering in the hospital. We talked for just shy of 45 minutes.  He&#8217;s so sharp.  Just like always he let me do all of the talking.  He&#8217;s a great listener.  After that we prayed\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jack Kimble (@RepJackKimble) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJackKimble\/status\/2074570956467577094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The saga of McConnell\u2019s health has been running rampant on the social media rumor mill since the longtime senator was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/shock-report-says-mitch-mcconnell-was-found-unconscious-after-possible-heart-attack-last-month\/\">found unconscious<\/a> in his home and hospitalized on June 14.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, little has been revealed about his care or current condition.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. <strong>Marlin Stutzman<\/strong> (IN) went <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/gop-congressman-flat-out-says-he-doesnt-know-if-mitch-mcconnell-is-alive\/\">so far as to say<\/a> he doesn\u2019t even know if McConnell is alive during an interview with NewsNation on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Watch above via CNN.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share &#13; Copy\u00a0Link&#13; \u00a0 CNN issued an on-air mea culpa on Thursday morning after admitting the network fell for a post by a parody account of a Republican congressman who said he had spoken to ailing Sen. 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