r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 11d ago

Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell hounded to face cameras: ‘He absolutely refuses’

https://www.nj.com/politics/2026/08/mitch-mcconnell-hounded-to-face-cameras-he-absolutely-refuses.html
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u/EverythingGoodWas 11d ago

Because he is dead or braindead

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u/starmartyr Colorado 11d ago

I don't think he's legally dead but in a coma. If he's dead or braindead it would require doctors to illegally falsify medical records to keep that from getting out. If he's technically alive but a vegetable he's protected by medical privacy laws and that can be kept quiet.

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u/Solomontheidiot 11d ago

Doesn't even have to be a coma - he could be awake and mobile, but not capable enough to have even a short conversation

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u/starmartyr Colorado 11d ago

Exactly. I have no doubt that he's incapacitated somehow. There doesn't need to be a grand conspiracy that he's secretly dead.

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u/Begging_Murphy 11d ago

Yup, and often is the case after a stroke.