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.
“Sure.”
Get a inperson interview and we’ll believe it
I dunno. The timing is kinda sus, Lindsey leaving and Mitch coming back at the same time.
Hmmm.
Lich McConnell.
Buddy, you think it’s tough keeping one phylactery fed…
Lindsey was one of Mitch’s horcuxes. The turtle had to emerge lest others be found and destroyed.
Obviously Lindsey faked his death to impersonate the dead Mitch.
While looking 10 years younger in the picture.
The fact he held up a newspaper is such a cliché I’m inclined to call bullshit. They allow phone calls in the hospital too and even video calls. 🤨
Right. and it looks kinda… off, too. Like. I dunno. these fucks can’t be trusted with anything.
Edit: someone showed why down below…)
https://lemmy.world/comment/24737745
As much as I want to believe it’s AI or edited, I really don’t see what the commenter is talking about. The text is in no way less clear or “gibberish” than the rest of the photo at that zoom level. It also fits the actual text very well.
We shouldn’t and don’t need to go down to conservative right-wing nut-job conspiracy levels. All that does is give them more credibility and fuel to use.
I’m not saying I fully believe he’s alive but nothing pointed our by that commenter makes any sense.
Agreed, but I wanted to help link up comments.
You can confirm through a bit of Google Fu, that that is the corner of the 2026-07-12 sports section of the Washington Post. However every copy of the image ive seen is grainy or low-res enough and Photoshop exists that I would also require video evidence before rejudge the situation.
I definitely respect your need for proof, especially in this situation: I think we could all do with more than a simple photograph when it comes to a lying liar who lies facing a governor who is itching to call a special election to replace him if he doesn’t issue some kind of proof of life right now.
However, the WaPo page itself is probably legit. The article directly links to a fairly hi-res image of that page on the WaPo site. Paragraph 5:
Had a copy photoshopped under his hand would be more accurate.
I’d believe the page is legit, but they could have had anybody hold that up and then used AI to make that person look like a turtle. (And then post-processed the image to make it grainy and low-res to hide the flaws.)
Who are you quoting there?
in-person