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Updated · The Daily Beast · Jul 11
CNN Releases June 14 Video of 84-Year-Old McConnell Carried Out on Stretcher
Updated
Updated · The Daily Beast · Jul 11

CNN Releases June 14 Video of 84-Year-Old McConnell Carried Out on Stretcher

3 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Jul 11

Summary

  • June 14 footage released by CNN shows Mitch McConnell being carried from his Washington home on a stretcher and loaded into an ambulance, nearly a month after his hospitalization.
  • An emergency call from that day reportedly described “CPR in progress” and “cardiac arrest,” fueling questions about whether the 84-year-old senator suffered a heart attack.
  • McConnell’s office has offered only a July 2 statement saying he is improving and working with staff, while Senate Republicans including John Thune and John Barrasso say they spoke with him this week.
  • Donald Trump said Wednesday he had “no idea” how McConnell was doing, highlighting both the lack of public clarity around the senator’s condition and the political stakes of any prolonged Senate disruption.

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