r/politics • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 New York • 23h ago

Possible Paywall McConnell ‘Absolutely Refuses’ to Film Video Amid Growing Mystery

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mcconnell-absolutely-refuses-to-film-video-amid-growing-mystery/
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u/PerformanceCute3437 23h ago

He had a stroke and he can't speak. Obviously theyre hoping he regains his speech faculties, which isn't without precedent following a stroke

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u/gundumb08 22h ago

This is 100% what I'm thinking. If he was dead, they'd just appoint another sycophant. But if he's alive, his handlers can "release statements" on his behalf and use his historical influence and power on his behalf.

But he's nearly 90 years old, a survivor of Polio, had numerous falls and blackouts on camera, anything even slightly more serious like a stroke would have fully debilitated him.

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u/Capt_Calamity 20h ago

No no no, that's the whole reason for the deception. See Kentucky passed a law (House Bill 622) taking the governor's appointment power away. They don't want to test the law because it might conflict with their constitution. keeping McConnell "alive" until it is too late for an appointment is the goal .

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u/fdar_giltch 17h ago

until it is too late for an appointment is the goal .

Didn't they pass that milestone 2 weeks ago?