Johnson knows that the McConnell photo is a fake
Sen. Ron Johnson blindsided his own party this week, going on television to cast doubt on a fellow Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell's "proof-of-life" photograph, on the same day President Donald Trump said he doesn't know if McConnell was "fine.
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Sen. Ron Johnson blindsided his own party this week, going on television to cast doubt on a fellow Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell's "proof-of-life" photograph, on the same day President Donald Trump said he doesn't know if McConnell was "fine."
McConnell's office released the image over the weekend, showing the 84-year-old Kentucky senator sitting up in a hospital bed alongside his wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao. He is pictured holding the Washington Post's sports section dated that Sunday. An accompanying statement said McConnell had fallen and was "briefly unconscious," had dealt with a "mild case of pneumonia," and had not suffered a heart attack or stroke.
Appearing on "The Balance" on Real America's Voice, the Wisconsin Republican told host Eric Bolling that a source tipped him off about the picture.
"I just heard from some — some other source that was an older photo, so I really don't know," Johnson said, after Bolling asked whether he believed McConnell had personally shared the photo and statement.
"I haven't talked to Mitch," Johnson added. "I sincerely wish his family well. I hope he can recover... Listen — it's sad to watch people age, no matter who that person is."
The broadside landed hours after Trump poured cold water on McConnell's reemergence during a Newsmax interview. Asked by host Greg Kelly about the senator's outlook, Trump was conspicuously lukewarm.
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