Trump Issues Statement Regarding Health of Mitch McConnell

Popular conservative activist Laura Loomer claimed recently that sources told her that McConnell is in a “vegetative state,” dismissing Thune’s version of events.

“I was in South Dakota all week, and a Thune staffer told a source close to me and the White House that Mitch McConnell is in extreme organ failure,” Loomer posted.

Questions about McConnell’s health intensified during CNN’s NewsNight with Abby Phillip, where Democratic strategist Mike Nellis said Republicans should be more transparent about the longtime senator’s condition following weeks of hospitalization.

Nellis dismissed assurances from Republican allies that McConnell remains engaged.

“If Scott Jennings and Thune and everybody else could have a 20-minute phone call with Mitch McConnell, he should be able to shoot a 60-second proof-of-life video to show us that he’s okay,” Nellis said.