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generalbetrayus

(2,094 posts)
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 02:29 PM 1 hr ago

MAGA Demands Proof Mitch McConnell Is Alive as His Office Stonewalls

Source: The New Republic

MAGA world is not satisfied with the excuses from Senator Mitch McConnell’s office over his sudden disappearance, and are now demanding proof that the former Senate majority leader is still alive.

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But rumors about McConnell’s health spiked late Monday, when far-right influencer Laura Loomer claimed on X that an unnamed “high level source close to the White House” told her that “Mitch McConnell is officially brain dead.” In a separate post, Loomer elaborated that “McConnell is in organ failure,” and that the White House had been told “McConnell isn’t ever coming back.”

Shortly afterward, the reporter that first broke the story about McConnell’s cardiac arrest—Desirée Townsend—said that her sources had shared the same information.

By Tuesday morning, a slew of MAGA-aligned figures were demanding answers from McConnell’s office.

Read more: https://newrepublic.com/post/212755/maga-proof-mitch-mcconnell-alive

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MAGA Demands Proof Mitch McConnell Is Alive as His Office Stonewalls (Original Post) generalbetrayus 1 hr ago OP
Maybe a photo of him sitting up, eyes open, holding today's New York Times? Ocelot II 1 hr ago #1
Hysterical! They Seem to Be Insisting on Proof of "Life"; Most of Us Would Be Thrilled The Roux Comes First 1 hr ago #2
Too late. LudwigPastorius 1 hr ago #3
Choir ? He'd never get that high in the loop dave99 44 min ago #4
ROFLMAO!! So MAGA'S just figured out their party is one big CON JOB?? Bengus81 17 min ago #5

Ocelot II

(131,969 posts)
1. Maybe a photo of him sitting up, eyes open, holding today's New York Times?
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 02:34 PM
1 hr ago

Kind of like one of those ransom messages?

The Roux Comes First

(2,459 posts)
2. Hysterical! They Seem to Be Insisting on Proof of "Life"; Most of Us Would Be Thrilled
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 02:35 PM
1 hr ago

To come upon even a hint of human quality amongst the maggots.

Bengus81

(10,666 posts)
5. ROFLMAO!! So MAGA'S just figured out their party is one big CON JOB??
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 03:36 PM
17 min ago

Welcome to the show that never ends idiots..............

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