Mitch McConnell hospital stay 2026
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Kentucky governor urges Senator McConnell to appear on camera
McConnell was found unconscious at his home on June 14 and was taken to a local hospital in an Advanced Life Support ambulance.
In a letter to McConnell on Monday, Beshear demanded that the senator either share more details about his health or resign.
McConnell said he was "not yet medically cleared to leave the rehab facility."
Elaine Chao releases statement and Gov. Beshear asks McConnell for public update amid hospital stay
Trump said he had not spoken to McConnell and did not know how he was doing.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso made public statements on Tuesday saying they had talked to McConnell and he was alert and discussing current events.
Under Kentucky's 2024 law, Beshear would call a special election if McConnell's Senate seat became vacant, and the governor has no role in picking a temporary successor.