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Ky. Gov Demands McConnell Resign After Hospitalization

7/31/2026

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Governor Andy Beshear (D-Ky.) wrote a letter demanding Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) disclose health info, resign, and warned Senate Majority Leader John Thune intervene if he refuses.
McConnell has missed Senate work for weeks and hospitalized on June 14, when EMS performed CPR after he was unconscious.
Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Bernie Moreno (R-OH) and Jim Justice (R-WV) defended McConnell, called letter opportunistic, and said Beshear called the absence a “disgrace”.

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Governor Andy Beshear (D-Ky.) wrote a letter demanding Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) disclose health info, resign, and warned Senate Majority Leader John Thune intervene if he refuses.
McConnell has missed Senate work for weeks and hospitalized on June 14, when EMS performed CPR after he was unconscious.
Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Bernie Moreno (R-OH) and Jim Justice (R-WV) defended McConnell, called letter opportunistic, and said Beshear called the absence a “disgrace”.