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Sen. McConnell Discharged After Two-Month Hospital Stay

8/9/2026

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U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell was discharged from a rehabilitation facility on Thursday after nearly two months of hospitalization.
Chief of staff Terry Carmack, earning $226,850 a year, ignored reporters outside the senator’s Washington, D.C., home.
Operations Director Melissa Bennett declined to explain why no video has been released since McConnell’s June 14 hospitalization.

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U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell was discharged from a rehabilitation facility on Thursday after nearly two months of hospitalization.
Chief of staff Terry Carmack, earning $226,850 a year, ignored reporters outside the senator’s Washington, D.C., home.
Operations Director Melissa Bennett declined to explain why no video has been released since McConnell’s June 14 hospitalization.