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BumRushDaShow

(173,069 posts)
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 02:07 PM 14 hrs ago

Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, hospitalized for second time in just a few months

Source: The Independent

Sunday 14 June 2026 18:56 BST


Sen. Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue, according to a spokesperson. The 84-year-old was admitted to a hospital Sunday morning and “is receiving excellent care,” his office said. It wasn’t immediately made public why he was taken to the hospital.

McConnell has suffered a series of health issues in recent years and was hospitalized for eight days in February for flu-like symptoms. He has also suffered injuries from falls and left the public concerned when his face briefly froze while he was speaking.

McConnell is Kentucky’s longest-serving senator after being first elected to the Senate in 1984. He was also the longest-serving Senate leader, having held the position for 18 years before stepping down in 2024.

McConnell announced last year that he won’t seek reelection. His term will end in January 2027.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mitch-mcconnell-hospitalized-kentucky-senator-health-b2995533.html

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Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, hospitalized for second time in just a few months (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago OP
Senator Mitch McConnell, is very special. chouchou 14 hrs ago #1
The Blue whale has an anus that can stretch 3.5 feet wide Chasstev365 14 hrs ago #2
I'm just glad McConnell lived long enough to see what he personally enabled when he stopped the push to impeach Trump. mahatmakanejeeves 14 hrs ago #3
As Orrex would ask, "is he dead yet?" Marcuse 14 hrs ago #4
Anyway, where are the Epstein files? PghTiny 14 hrs ago #5
I hope the piece of shit is thinking about the horrible things he has done to our country UpInArms 14 hrs ago #6
Suffer, you bastard! N/T tonekat 14 hrs ago #7
I'm ready for the 'breaking news".......... MyOwnPeace 14 hrs ago #8
You can't take it with you C Moon 13 hrs ago #9
👶🏼👶🏽🍐🍐❗️ Floyd R. Turbo 13 hrs ago #10
He's "receiving excellent care" - not "he's in excellent condition". Probatim 13 hrs ago #11
Wanna bet ... oldsoldierfadingfast 13 hrs ago #12
The word is he's not doing so hot. LudwigPastorius 12 hrs ago #13
So what's the bad news? Ray Bruns 12 hrs ago #14
Where to go? What to do? purr-rat beauty 12 hrs ago #15
He'll be locked in..... SergeStorms 7 hrs ago #25
Gee, I hope it's something serious..... lastlib 12 hrs ago #16
Hehe..... SergeStorms 7 hrs ago #24
He's an old 84 GenThePerservering 11 hrs ago #17
If I'm remembering correctly, Bayard 10 hrs ago #18
No. Repugnant-cants changed the rules... because of course they did. Earth Bound Misfit 10 hrs ago #19
Yeah the KY legislature quickly modified the state law BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago #20
I remembered later..... Bayard 5 hrs ago #31
massie isn't the end-all-be-all (i like him regarding the epstein files but he's still an R) orleans 2 hrs ago #38
Mitch think about your sterling voting record on the ACA Bengus81 9 hrs ago #21
Hey, Turtle..... SergeStorms 7 hrs ago #22
Oh no, he grabbed tRump's head instead! Blue Owl 7 hrs ago #26
He has been losing a lot more hair lately. SergeStorms 6 hrs ago #29
::consolatory bingo square:: nt EarthFirst 7 hrs ago #23
imagine being his age and having his wealth Skittles 7 hrs ago #27
Hoping for a terrible death. JBTaurus83 7 hrs ago #28
Here's to this being the last hospital visit Bristlecone 6 hrs ago #30
Good, he can rot in hell. Luciferous 5 hrs ago #32
May he receive everything he deserves. niyad 3 hrs ago #33
If I were to wish him ten times the consideration and concern he has niyad 3 hrs ago #34
It wasn't "immediately" made public why he was taken to the hospital? ShazzieB 3 hrs ago #35
the public hasn't been told what happened to him yet because the medical team giving him such great orleans 2 hrs ago #39
... trusty elf 2 hrs ago #36
omg! this picture is so crazy funny. i don't get the reference (if there is one, like a scene from dune or something) orleans 2 hrs ago #40
I am not done with him yet eringer 2 hrs ago #37

chouchou

(3,401 posts)
1. Senator Mitch McConnell, is very special.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 02:13 PM
14 hrs ago

Even Satan has spoken of him.."That Asshole isn't coming down here....I do have scruples"

Chasstev365

(8,297 posts)
2. The Blue whale has an anus that can stretch 3.5 feet wide
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 02:18 PM
14 hrs ago

but it's still not as big an asshole as Mitch McConnell.

mahatmakanejeeves

(71,398 posts)
3. I'm just glad McConnell lived long enough to see what he personally enabled when he stopped the push to impeach Trump.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 02:21 PM
14 hrs ago
Kevin M. Kruse
‪@kevinmkruse.bsky.social‬

I'm just glad Mitch McConnell lived long enough to see what he personally enabled when he stopped the push to impeach Trump after the January 6th coup.

‪Brad Heath‬
‪@bradheath.bsky.social‬
· 14m
U.S. ​Senator ‌Mitch ​McConnell ​was ⁠admitted ​to ​the hospital ​Sunday ​morning.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/senator-mitch-mcconnell-hospitalized-sunday-morning-spokesperson-says-2026-06-14/

Senator Mitch McConnell hospitalized on Sunday morning, spokesperson says
U.S. ​Senator ‌Mitch ​McConnell ​was ⁠admitted ​to ​the hospital ​Sunday ​morning, a ‌spokesman ⁠said ​in ​a ⁠statement.
www.reuters.com
2:09 PM · Jun 14, 2026

I'm just glad Mitch McConnell lived long enough to see what he personally enabled when he stopped the push to impeach Trump after the January 6th coup.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) 2026-06-14T18:09:38.168Z

PghTiny

(305 posts)
5. Anyway, where are the Epstein files?
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 02:30 PM
14 hrs ago

Turtle was one of the biggest enablers of the Epstein class.

UpInArms

(55,560 posts)
6. I hope the piece of shit is thinking about the horrible things he has done to our country
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 02:33 PM
14 hrs ago

Not allowing obama’s Supreme Court nominee to even have a hearing and letting TFG push through the nastiest crapweasels to destroy democracy

Moscow Mitch can burn in some type of hell for all of eternity

MyOwnPeace

(17,651 posts)
8. I'm ready for the 'breaking news"..........
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 02:41 PM
14 hrs ago

If you can't say anything good about somebody when they die you should be silent.
So, here's my response when the time comes:
"Mitch (AKA 'Turtle') McConnell has died."

GOOD!

12. Wanna bet ...
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 03:03 PM
13 hrs ago

that he is still too egotistical to realize that he is getting the 'excellent care' that he helped to deny giving so many others?

SergeStorms

(20,985 posts)
25. He'll be locked in.....
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 09:14 PM
7 hrs ago

an unventilated room full of chain smokers for eternity. It would serve him right.

lastlib

(28,764 posts)
16. Gee, I hope it's something serious.....
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 04:30 PM
12 hrs ago

We wouldn't want him to not suffer, would we?

I wonder if his doctors can operate and save the disease........?

Bayard

(30,573 posts)
18. If I'm remembering correctly,
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 05:51 PM
10 hrs ago

Gov. Beshear will get to pick his replacement if he dies in office, but he has to pick a rethuglican. I'm thinking Thomas Massie would work just fine.

BumRushDaShow

(173,069 posts)
20. Yeah the KY legislature quickly modified the state law
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 06:06 PM
10 hrs ago

to kneecap Beshear the last time Turtle was having medical issues.

Bayard

(30,573 posts)
31. I remembered later.....
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 11:07 PM
5 hrs ago

This scenario wouldn't work anyway, because Massie has to serve out his term.

Duh.

orleans

(37,360 posts)
38. massie isn't the end-all-be-all (i like him regarding the epstein files but he's still an R)
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 02:29 AM
2 hrs ago


"So, Congressman, in the last two weeks, you repeated AOC's talking points on Venezuela, and Jasmine Crockett has retweeted you. When will you change your party affiliation to Democrat?" asked Downs.

Massie responded, "I thought you knew. I vote with Republicans 91% of the time, and the 9% I don't, they're taking up for pedophiles, starting another war, or bankrupting our country."



https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/thomas-massie-says-votes-republicans-044823456.html?guccounter=1

Bengus81

(10,485 posts)
21. Mitch think about your sterling voting record on the ACA
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 07:25 PM
9 hrs ago

Last edited Sun Jun 14, 2026, 08:05 PM - Edit history (1)

While laying there in that hospital with the best care in the World and ZERO insurance worries.

"His most notable votes to end the ACA in 2017 included:

July 25, 2017: Voted YES on the motion to proceed to begin debate on a sweeping ACA repeal bill.

July 25, 2017: Voted YES on a comprehensive measure drafted by his office to end the Medicaid expansion, cut subsidies, and eliminate tax penalties.

July 26, 2017: Voted YES on an amendment to repeal major parts of the ACA without a replacement.

July 28, 2017: Voted YES on the "skinny repeal" amendment (McConnell Amendment 667), proposing to repeal the individual and employer mandates."

He voted some 60-65 times to cripple the ACA or just kill it.

SergeStorms

(20,985 posts)
22. Hey, Turtle.....
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 09:07 PM
7 hrs ago

on your way out, grab Trump's hand and take him to hell with you.

Do one good thing in your life before you cash out, OK?

SergeStorms

(20,985 posts)
29. He has been losing a lot more hair lately.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 09:48 PM
6 hrs ago

In another month or two the pumpkin will be an honest representation. 😁

Skittles

(173,448 posts)
27. imagine being his age and having his wealth
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 09:20 PM
7 hrs ago

and all you want to do is hang in there to fuck the American people

digusting

niyad

(134,964 posts)
34. If I were to wish him ten times the consideration and concern he has
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 01:12 AM
3 hrs ago

shown to those with medical conditions who are not uber-wealthy, that amount would
still be ZERO.

ShazzieB

(23,024 posts)
35. It wasn't "immediately" made public why he was taken to the hospital?
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 01:19 AM
3 hrs ago

Okay, so he was taken to the hospital on Sunday morning. It's 20 minutes past midnight now (1:20 am Monday Washington DC time), and as far as I have been able to learn, no reason has been yet been announced. If "immediately" was a horse, I'd say it left the barn a long ass time ago!

I doubt that we'll ever be told the reason for the hospitalization. One of 3 things will probably happen:

1. If he croaks, the news will switch to being all about funeral arrangements, and we'll be given a minimal amount of information about the cause of death.
2, If he recovers enough to return to work, we'll be given a suspiciously rosy report on his condition.
3. If he survives but is not in any shape to fake continuing to be a senator, we'll be told that he decided to move his retirement up, and we'll be given a suspiciously vague report on his condition.


No matter what happens, none of us here at DU will miss him!

orleans

(37,360 posts)
39. the public hasn't been told what happened to him yet because the medical team giving him such great
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 02:38 AM
2 hrs ago

medical care has been working non stop trying to shove a stick up his ass so the senate can prop him up and go on with their business as usual.

orleans

(37,360 posts)
40. omg! this picture is so crazy funny. i don't get the reference (if there is one, like a scene from dune or something)
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 02:41 AM
2 hrs ago

but i like it. very bizarre

eringer

(558 posts)
37. I am not done with him yet
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 02:21 AM
2 hrs ago

Keep him alive to see what he hath wrought. A tainted Supreme Court and a corrupt administration.
Death is too much of a reward for his behavior. HE MUST SUFFER. ☠️☠️🪦🪦☠️☠️💀💀

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