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Updated · POLITICO · Jul 8
McConnell's June 14 Hospitalization Jeopardizes Trump's Pentagon Funding Push
Updated
Updated · POLITICO · Jul 8

McConnell's June 14 Hospitalization Jeopardizes Trump's Pentagon Funding Push

3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jul 8

Summary

  • Mitch McConnell’s uncertain return to the Senate is threatening Trump’s effort to move multiple defense funding plans at a critical moment for the Iran war and the midterm campaign.
  • The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican was admitted to a Washington hospital on June 14 for undisclosed medical issues, and his staff has given no timeline for his return to Capitol Hill.
  • McConnell chairs the Senate Appropriations panel that controls Pentagon spending, making his presence central to advancing any of the funding options Trump wants.
  • The uncertainty leaves a key piece of Trump’s defense agenda exposed just as Republicans try to navigate wartime spending demands and election-year politics.

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