{"id":5360,"date":"2026-07-13T21:23:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5360"},"modified":"2026-07-13T21:23:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:23:18","slug":"mcconnell-breaks-silence-with-photo-and-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5360","title":{"rendered":"McConnell Breaks Silence With Photo and Statement"},"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 data-testid=\"paragraph-content\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">The Senator, who has had several health scares in recent years, including <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6309832\/mitch-mcconnell-freezes-kentucky-news-conference\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">freezing<\/a> and falling incidents, in his statement on Sunday attributed the latest fall, like previous ones, to having survived polio when he was a child, which left lingering effects on his left leg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">But McConnell said in his statement that he\u2019s since been able to move from hospital care to a rehabilitation center, where he\u2019s set to regain his strength. \u201cI\u2019m continuing to do everything they ask to speed my recovery,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">However, the statement from McConnell said he will remain unable to vote in the Senate, where an already-slim Republican majority has been <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/07\/13\/lindsey-graham-senate-seat-vacancy-congress-gop-replacement\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"_self\">temporarily reduced<\/a> following <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/07\/12\/the-world-pays-tribute-to-sen-lindsey-graham\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">the sudden death<\/a> of Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 id=\"doubts-loom-about-mcconnell-s-health\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 font-editorial text-black-coffee text-mobile-h2 lg:scroll-mt-28 lg:text-h2 mb-4\">Doubts loom about McConnell\u2019s health<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">What appeared to be a proof-of-life photo appeared just as Beshear <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/2076427581922906587\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">renewed his concerns<\/a> over McConnell\u2019s prolonged absence Sunday. \u201cI get that we all have a right to privacy for our health, but when you run for an office like mine or Sen. McConnell\u2019s, you answer to the voters,\u201d Beshear said.<\/p>\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>The Senator, who has had several health scares in recent years, including freezing and falling incidents, in his statement on Sunday attributed the latest fall, like previous ones, to having survived polio when he was a child, which left lingering effects on his left leg. 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