US senator Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about the Kentucky Republican’s condition after weeks of mounting speculation about his health.
The statement included a smiling picture of McConnell with his wife, Elaine Chao, a tacit response to speculation online that he had died or was incapacitated. McConnell held a copy of Sunday’s Washington Post sports section in his hand.
Stop posting unverified bullshit as if it’s fact.
Wtf are you smoking?
This isn’t a screenshot of a tweet. This is The Guardian.
Video or it didn’t happen. Must be press conference with reporters present.
I bet that fucker “dies” after the special election deadline.
No, journalists can verify these things without video. That’s their job. That’s the difference between The Guardian and New York Post
I meant to speak to the guardian - They accepted this bullshit at face value… This is the media being complicit…
Oh god I think I just snagged a toenail on that edge.
I meant the guardian should stop posting unverified bullshit. They’re acting like Mcconnells PR team…that’s not their fucking job.
Yeah, I agree with you. In the age of moving pictures when almost everyone has a video camera and mic in their pocket, why are we being forced to rely on a single posed photograph that can’t talk?