John Thune says he spoke to McConnell on phone as secrecy over 84-year-old’s health prompts Maga backlash

Republican leaders have moved to quash speculation about Mitch McConnell, the former Republican leader in the US Senate, amid a growing revolt over the lack of transparency around his health.

The 84-year-old Kentucky politician, who led Senate Republicans for longer than anyone in history before stepping down last year, was admitted to hospital on 14 June but his office declined to say what he was being treated for.

  • hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    19 days ago

    Not only are the statistics bad, but they’re even worse when you factor in that he was apparently found unconscious after an unknown period of time before CPR was started. If you see someone go into cardiac arrest and immediately begin compressions, the numbers are a bit better. Finding someone over the age of 80 in cardiac arrest after an indeterminate amount of time outside of a hospital? The absolute best-case is “not legally dead”.

    • TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.todayEnglish
      7·
      19 days ago

      Ahh, I didn’t know that the cardiac event happened before they arrived. I kinda thought he had passed out and then had the cardiac issues after the rmt had already been there.

      If that’s the case an actual confirmation that he is even technically living would be against the odds by a decent margin. Having him be able to communicate with anyone in any meaningful way would be extremely unlikely.

      • hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        6·
        19 days ago

        Yeah, the dispatch audio is pretty telling. He was found unconscious in cardiac arrest, someone was performing CPR at his home, and they sent an ALS ambulance to his place. No shot he’s chatting it up with the other reps like a lot of them are trying to claim.