Laura Loomer Claims 84-Year-Old McConnell Is Brain Dead as Home Renovations Fuel Speculation
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Updated · The Daily Beast · Jul 12
Laura Loomer Claims 84-Year-Old McConnell Is Brain Dead as Home Renovations Fuel Speculation
1 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Jul 12
Summary
Laura Loomer said Monday that a "high level source close to the White House" told her Mitch McConnell was "brain dead" and would not return to Congress, escalating rumors around the 84-year-old senator's condition.
June 14 emergency calls described McConnell as unconscious at his Washington home, with first responders reportedly performing CPR; his office and wife have since said only that he was recovering in the hospital.
Home renovation activity nearly four weeks later — including carpet samples and flooring materials seen outside the house — became the basis for Loomer's claim that a "massive coverup" was underway.
Scott Jennings, a former McConnell aide, pushed back on CNN on Thursday, saying the senator was meeting with staff and rejecting claims he was "dead or a vegetable."
The clash highlights how sparse official updates have left a vacuum around McConnell's health, drawing media crews to his home and intensifying questions about whether he can return to Senate work.