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