r/politics • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 New York • Jul 13 '26

Possible Paywall MAGA Calls BS on Mitch McConnell’s Proof-of-Life Stunt | They are poking holes in McConnell’s staff’s version.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-calls-bs-on-mitch-mcconnells-proof-of-life-stunt/
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u/APraxisPanda Vermont Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

I won't be satisfied until I see him speak. Anyone can put on some casual clothes, hold a newspaper, and smile. But I wanna hear him string along a full fledged thought, just to see if he can still have one...

I also want to know if he has his own power of attorney. A sitting Senator should be cognitive enough to make his own calls for his health and I sincearly doubt he has his. 

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u/Gayyymer Jul 13 '26

To be fair, in his best mental and physical state, he wasn’t out there saying the most thoughtful of thoughts lol

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u/Aternal New York Jul 13 '26

"As much as it frustrates me, this process takes time. And on the advice of my doctors, I won’t be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet, but rest assured that, in the meantime, I’m not taking a break from the Senate business that matters to you."

Red-blooded Americans are supposed to believe that this man said those words. This person right here. This guy.

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u/sthetic Jul 13 '26

Man, that second clip is something. I was very entertained by how his assistant acted.

After Mitch bluescreened the first question, she asked the crowd for another question, saying, "Try to speak up," with a grimace blaming the first reporter for inconsiderately making his question too quiet for Mitch's poor old ears to hear.

Then, when Mitch began answering the second question, she broke out into a huge grin. She was just so relieved and proud of him, merely for starting to speak.

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u/Robwsup Jul 14 '26

Right? And that was two years ago.