{"id":4185,"date":"2026-07-12T08:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T03:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4185"},"modified":"2026-07-12T08:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T03:38:00","slug":"kentucky-gov-andy-beshear-repeats-call-on-mcconnell-to-address-health-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4185","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Gov Andy Beshear repeats call on McConnell to address health status"},"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\">Democrat <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5183631\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/kentucky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear<\/a> escalated his pressure campaign against Sen. Mitch McConnell on Saturday, demanding the longtime Republican senator from the Bluegrass State reveal his undisclosed medical condition as questions mount over the 84-year-old&#8217;s ability to serve.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">In a post on X, Beshear connected his recent push for the lawmaker\u2019s transparency to past national debates, writing, &#8220;I publicly and privately urged the last administration to address the public\u2019s concerns with the former president\u2019s health. 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<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5183632\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mcconnell-faces-fresh-calls-come-clean-about-health-issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MCCONNELL FACES FRESH CALLS TO COME CLEAN ABOUT HEALTH ISSUES<\/strong><\/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\/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., on May 19.<\/span> <span>(Al Drago\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The governor&#8217;s public comments follow a formal letter he sent to McConnell on Wednesday requesting a full health update on behalf of constituents who are &#8220;increasingly concerned&#8221; about the senator\u2019s wellbeing and &#8220;ability to hold office in the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5183633\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United States Senate<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Beshear argued public officeholders have a commitment to represent constituents with &#8220;clear communication about one&#8217;s ability to serve.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5183634\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mcconnell-found-unconscious-home-last-month-condition-remains-unknown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MCCONNELL WAS FOUND &#8216;UNCONSCIOUS&#8217; IN HOME LAST MONTH AS CONDITION REMAINS UNKNOWN<\/strong><\/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\/06\/343\/192\/mitch-mcconnell-may-12-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/686\/384\/mitch-mcconnell-may-12-2026.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-12-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1344\/756\/mitch-mcconnell-may-12-2026.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-12-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1862\/1046\/mitch-mcconnell-may-12-2026.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-12-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1440\/810\/mitch-mcconnell-may-12-2026.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-12-2026.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., on May 12. He was hospitalized a month later.<\/span> <span>(Tom Williams\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">McConnell has been absent from the Senate for three weeks and was first hospitalized in early June for an undisclosed condition.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">His office has declined to release specific details or a timeline for his return, though leaked emergency dispatch audio from a June 14 call revealed he was seemingly found unconscious at his home and may have suffered a heart attack.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">McConnell\u2019s wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing following the hospitalization, and her office claimed his condition &#8220;did not warrant an immediate return to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5183635\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the U.S.<\/a>&#8220;<\/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\/2023\/07\/343\/192\/Mitch-McConnell-Freezes-Press-Conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/686\/384\/Mitch-McConnell-Freezes-Press-Conference.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\/2023\/07\/672\/378\/Mitch-McConnell-Freezes-Press-Conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1344\/756\/Mitch-McConnell-Freezes-Press-Conference.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\/2023\/07\/931\/523\/Mitch-McConnell-Freezes-Press-Conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1862\/1046\/Mitch-McConnell-Freezes-Press-Conference.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\/2023\/07\/720\/405\/Mitch-McConnell-Freezes-Press-Conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1440\/810\/Mitch-McConnell-Freezes-Press-Conference.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\/2023\/07\/1200\/675\/Mitch-McConnell-Freezes-Press-Conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell freezes during press conference and is led away from podium\" 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., paused in the middle of a Senate news conference on Capitol Hill in July 2023, sparking concerns about his health.<\/span> <span>(Pool\/Fox News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Both <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5183636\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/john-thune\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Majority Leader John Thune<\/a> and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso said they have since spoken with McConnell at length about Senate business, recent Supreme Court decisions and the ongoing Graham Platner campaign scandal.<\/p>\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\">However, when asked about McConnell\u2019s condition aboard Air Force One on Wednesday, President <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5183638\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> said, &#8220;I have no idea how he&#8217;s doing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The White House and McConnell\u2019s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Alexandra Koch is a Fox News Digital Editor, with a focus on high-impact events that shape national conversation.<\/p>\n<p>She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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