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McConnell rehab photo confirms he's alive, triggers late-night mockery

7/14/2026

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Senator Mitch McConnell posted a rehabilitation-center photo confirming he is alive after weeks of speculation.
Late-night hosts used Senator Mitch McConnell’s rehab photo to mock his record on health-care access.
U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox and Friends that Senator Lindsey Graham would call him, then sarcastically said he would stop the calls.
Jon Stewart and other comedians joked about grief stages, naming denial, anger and distraction.

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Senator Mitch McConnell posted a rehabilitation-center photo confirming he is alive after weeks of speculation.
Late-night hosts used Senator Mitch McConnell’s rehab photo to mock his record on health-care access.
U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox and Friends that Senator Lindsey Graham would call him, then sarcastically said he would stop the calls.
Jon Stewart and other comedians joked about grief stages, naming denial, anger and distraction.