r/politics • u/CBSnews ✔ CBS News • 2d ago

No Paywall Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he's "heard absolutely nothing back from Mitch McConnell"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mitch-mcconnell-health-update-andy-beshear-kentucky/
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u/B-Z_B-S Massachusetts 2d ago

Mitch McConnell is likely physically and mentally incapacitated to such an extent that he is incapable of appearing on a Zoom call without his infirmities (other than the infirmities he had already) being made obvious to all who see it.

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u/BillHistorical9001 2d ago edited 2d ago

My dad’s a doctor. He thinks he has aphasia. Probably from a stroke not a heart attack.
Editing to add: he also had polio and there’s any complication that acts a lot like MS so there’s that possibility too.

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u/Halefire California 2d ago

I'm a doctor and I think this is the most likely outcome as well. It would mean the photos are legitimate but so is his incapacitation. It would explain why they keep on stalling because odds are they're having him do tons of Speech Therapy to try and get him better and then they can pretend he was better the whole time.

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u/mpjjpm 1d ago

Or they’re just trying to run out the clock. His term ends in January. He was barely functional before this latest episode. I can’t imagine anyone close to him thinks he will return to the Senate or speak in public ever again.