McConnell Health Update Draws Fresh Calls for Transparency
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A McConnell spokesperson issued an update on the 84-year-old senator’s health, saying he’s improving in rehab and continuing to handle Senate and Kentucky business, as his six-week absence has fueled conspiracy theories and renewed demands for clarity from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. The statement reiterates that the fall did not cause broken bones or a heart attack, but that McConnell was briefly unconscious and is recovering from a mild pneumonia while transitioning from hospital care to rehab.
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