Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, hospitalized for second time in just a few months

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Independent

Sunday 14 June 2026 18:56 BST


Sen. Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue, according to a spokesperson. The 84-year-old was admitted to a hospital Sunday morning and “is receiving excellent care,” his office said. It wasn’t immediately made public why he was taken to the hospital.

McConnell has suffered a series of health issues in recent years and was hospitalized for eight days in February for flu-like symptoms. He has also suffered injuries from falls and left the public concerned when his face briefly froze while he was speaking.

McConnell is Kentucky’s longest-serving senator after being first elected to the Senate in 1984. He was also the longest-serving Senate leader, having held the position for 18 years before stepping down in 2024.

McConnell announced last year that he won’t seek reelection. His term will end in January 2027.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mitch-mcconnell-hospitalized-kentucky-senator-health-b2995533.html

[chouchou]

1. Senator Mitch McConnell, is very special.

Even Satan has spoken of him.."That Asshole isn't coming down here....I do have scruples"

[Chasstev365]

2. The Blue whale has an anus that can stretch 3.5 feet wide

but it's still not as big an asshole as Mitch McConnell.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. I'm just glad McConnell lived long enough to see what he personally enabled when he stopped the push to impeach Trump.

Kevin M. Kruse
‪@kevinmkruse.bsky.social‬

I'm just glad Mitch McConnell lived long enough to see what he personally enabled when he stopped the push to impeach Trump after the January 6th coup.

‪Brad Heath‬
‪@bradheath.bsky.social‬
· 14m
U.S. ​Senator ‌Mitch ​McConnell ​was ⁠admitted ​to ​the hospital ​Sunday ​morning.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/senator-mitch-mcconnell-hospitalized-sunday-morning-spokesperson-says-2026-06-14/

Senator Mitch McConnell hospitalized on Sunday morning, spokesperson says
U.S. ​Senator ‌Mitch ​McConnell ​was ⁠admitted ​to ​the hospital ​Sunday ​morning, a ‌spokesman ⁠said ​in ​a ⁠statement.
www.reuters.com
2:09 PM · Jun 14, 2026

I'm just glad Mitch McConnell lived long enough to see what he personally enabled when he stopped the push to impeach Trump after the January 6th coup.

— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) 2026-06-14T18:09:38.168Z

[Marcuse]

4. As Orrex would ask, "is he dead yet?"

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[PghTiny]

5. Anyway, where are the Epstein files?

Turtle was one of the biggest enablers of the Epstein class.

[UpInArms]

6. I hope the piece of shit is thinking about the horrible things he has done to our country

Not allowing obama’s Supreme Court nominee to even have a hearing and letting TFG push through the nastiest crapweasels to destroy democracy

Moscow Mitch can burn in some type of hell for all of eternity

[tonekat]

7. Suffer, you bastard! N/T

[MyOwnPeace]

8. I'm ready for the 'breaking news"..........

If you can't say anything good about somebody when they die you should be silent.
So, here's my response when the time comes:
"Mitch (AKA 'Turtle') McConnell has died."

GOOD!

[C Moon]

9. You can't take it with you

[Floyd R. Turbo]

10. 👶🏼👶🏽🍐🍐❗️

[Probatim]

11. He's "receiving excellent care" - not "he's in excellent condition".

[oldsoldierfadingfast]

12. Wanna bet ...

that he is still too egotistical to realize that he is getting the 'excellent care' that he helped to deny giving so many others?

[LudwigPastorius]

13. The word is he's not doing so hot.

[Ray Bruns]

14. So what's the bad news?

[purr-rat beauty]

15. Where to go? What to do?

The angels ain't having him
And the devil doesn't want him

[SergeStorms]

25. He'll be locked in.....

an unventilated room full of chain smokers for eternity. It would serve him right.

[lastlib]

16. Gee, I hope it's something serious.....

We wouldn't want him to not suffer, would we?

I wonder if his doctors can operate and save the disease........?

[SergeStorms]

24. Hehe.....

[GenThePerservering]

17. He's an old 84

[Bayard]

18. If I'm remembering correctly,

Gov. Beshear will get to pick his replacement if he dies in office, but he has to pick a rethuglican. I'm thinking Thomas Massie would work just fine.

[Earth Bound Misfit]

19. No. Repugnant-cants changed the rules... because of course they did.

https://legiscan.com/KY/text/SB228/2021

[BumRushDaShow]

20. Yeah the KY legislature quickly modified the state law

to kneecap Beshear the last time Turtle was having medical issues.

[Bayard]

31. I remembered later.....

This scenario wouldn't work anyway, because Massie has to serve out his term.

Duh.

[orleans]

38. massie isn't the end-all-be-all (i like him regarding the epstein files but he's still an R)

"So, Congressman, in the last two weeks, you repeated AOC's talking points on Venezuela, and Jasmine Crockett has retweeted you. When will you change your party affiliation to Democrat?" asked Downs.

Massie responded, "I thought you knew. I vote with Republicans 91% of the time, and the 9% I don't, they're taking up for pedophiles, starting another war, or bankrupting our country."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/thomas-massie-says-votes-republicans-044823456.html?guccounter=1

[Bayard]

44. The Governor has to appoint another rethuglican

He's going to have to pull a decent one out of his hat.

[Bengus81]

21. Mitch think about your sterling voting record on the ACA

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While laying there in that hospital with the best care in the World and ZERO insurance worries.

"His most notable votes to end the ACA in 2017 included:

July 25, 2017: Voted YES on the motion to proceed to begin debate on a sweeping ACA repeal bill.

July 25, 2017: Voted YES on a comprehensive measure drafted by his office to end the Medicaid expansion, cut subsidies, and eliminate tax penalties.

July 26, 2017: Voted YES on an amendment to repeal major parts of the ACA without a replacement.

July 28, 2017: Voted YES on the "skinny repeal" amendment (McConnell Amendment 667), proposing to repeal the individual and employer mandates."

He voted some 60-65 times to cripple the ACA or just kill it.

[SergeStorms]

22. Hey, Turtle.....

on your way out, grab Trump's hand and take him to hell with you.

Do one good thing in your life before you cash out, OK?

[Blue Owl]

26. Oh no, he grabbed tRump's head instead!

[SergeStorms]

29. He has been losing a lot more hair lately.

In another month or two the pumpkin will be an honest representation. 😁

[EarthFirst]

23. ::consolatory bingo square:: nt

[Skittles]

27. imagine being his age and having his wealth

and all you want to do is hang in there to fuck the American people

digusting

[JBTaurus83]

28. Hoping for a terrible death.

[Bristlecone]

30. Here's to this being the last hospital visit

[Luciferous]

32. Good, he can rot in hell.

[niyad]

33. May he receive everything he deserves.

[niyad]

34. If I were to wish him ten times the consideration and concern he has

shown to those with medical conditions who are not uber-wealthy, that amount would
still be ZERO.

[ShazzieB]

35. It wasn't "immediately" made public why he was taken to the hospital?

Okay, so he was taken to the hospital on Sunday morning. It's 20 minutes past midnight now (1:20 am Monday Washington DC time), and as far as I have been able to learn, no reason has been yet been announced. If "immediately" was a horse, I'd say it left the barn a long ass time ago!

I doubt that we'll ever be told the reason for the hospitalization. One of 3 things will probably happen:

1. If he croaks, the news will switch to being all about funeral arrangements, and we'll be given a minimal amount of information about the cause of death.
2, If he recovers enough to return to work, we'll be given a suspiciously rosy report on his condition.
3. If he survives but is not in any shape to fake continuing to be a senator, we'll be told that he decided to move his retirement up, and we'll be given a suspiciously vague report on his condition.

No matter what happens, none of us here at DU will miss him!

[orleans]

39. the public hasn't been told what happened to him yet because the medical team giving him such great

medical care has been working non stop trying to shove a stick up his ass so the senate can prop him up and go on with their business as usual.

[trusty elf]

36. ...

[orleans]

40. omg! this picture is so crazy funny. i don't get the reference (if there is one, like a scene from dune or something)

but i like it. very bizarre

[eringer]

37. I am not done with him yet

Keep him alive to see what he hath wrought. A tainted Supreme Court and a corrupt administration.
Death is too much of a reward for his behavior. HE MUST SUFFER. ☠️☠️🪦🪦☠️☠️💀💀

[dedl67]

41. Ninth circle in Dante's Inferno - reserved for traitors.

Enjoy.

[twodogsbarking]

42. One hospital visit closer to having a highway named after him.

[ColoringFool]

43. That's a shame.