{"id":2628263,"date":"2026-07-10T23:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T03:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-predicts-an-update-on-mitch-mcconnells-health-by-monday\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T23:17:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T03:17:50","slug":"scott-jennings-predicts-an-update-on-mitch-mcconnells-health-by-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-predicts-an-update-on-mitch-mcconnells-health-by-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Jennings predicts an update on Mitch McConnell&#8217;s health by Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fscott-jennings-predicts-an-update-on-mitch-mcconnells-health-by-monday%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2628263&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Conservative commentator Scott Jennings anticipates an update on Senator Mitch McConnell&#8217;s health early next week when the Senate resumes session. McConnell, who experienced a medical emergency last month resulting in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zinc-cuts-covid-death-risk-by-40\/\" title=\"Zinc Cuts COVID Death Risk by 40%\">prolonged hospital stay<\/a>, has seen limited updates, leading to widespread speculation. Jennings reported that McConnell&#8217;s team has been meeting regularly to brief him and that McConnell remains engaged with his duties despite his recovery. Jennings also commented on a video showing McConnell being transported by ambulance, downplaying its significance regarding his condition, noting that it\u2019s a typical way to reach a hospital and that the video did not show signs of emergency resuscitation. He emphasized the need for McConnell\u2019s office to provide a clear health update, as ongoing uncertainty has raised concerns about his ability to complete his term. Reports mention emergency responders being called to McConnell&#8217;s home with references to a cardiac arrest, and some unverified claims suggested he was &#8220;brain dead,&#8221; but his office has not commented on these reports. Jennings highlighted the importance of transparency from McConnell\u2019s team about his health status.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conservative commentator Scott Jennings on Friday said he expects an update on Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"436\">Mitch McConnell<\/a>\u2018s (R-KY) health to come early next week when the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> heads back into session.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kentucky lawmaker\u2019s medical emergency last month has resulted in a lengthy <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hospital\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1650\">hospital<\/a> stay with few updates, which has sparked wild speculation.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4644658\/graham-platner-withdraws-maine-senate-sexual-assault-allegations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Graham Platner formally withdraws from Maine Senate race<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4643624\/chuck-schumer-trump-firings-brazen-attempt-control-elections\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Schumer calls Trump\u2019s election commission firings \u2018brazen attempt\u2019 to control elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4643255\/fetterman-mccormick-joint-fundraiser-democrats-support-wanes\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fetterman and McCormick launch joint fundraiser as Democrat\u2019s support wanes in his party<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking with CNN\u2019s Kasie Hunt on <em>The Arena<\/em>, Jennings said he was informed that McConnell\u2019s team has been meeting with him regularly to brief him on certain issues. Jennings, who is a friend of and worked for McConnell, said he spoke with him for roughly 20 minutes and he\u2019s \u201cstill recovering.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have been in touch with his staff, and I know he\u2019s been meeting with his staff the last couple of days,\u201d Jennings said. \u201cBut understand, he\u2019s, you know, getting briefed and talking about issues with the team. So it sounds like somebody who\u2019s staying engaged with the duties at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jennings was also asked about a video <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/07\/10\/politics\/mitch-mcconnell-video-stretcher-ambulance\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/07\/10\/politics\/mitch-mcconnell-video-stretcher-ambulance\">obtained by CNN<\/a> that allegedly shows McConnell being loaded into an ambulance on a gurney by first responders outside his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"260\">Washington, D.C.,<\/a> home. The political commentator dismissed the idea that McConnell being transported by ambulance indicates the seriousness of the situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m not surprised,\u201d Jennings said. \u201cI mean, typically that\u2019s the way you get to a hospital, in an ambulance. And so I wasn\u2019t surprised to see there was some video of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jennings also said it didn\u2019t seem like EMS were \u201cfrantic\u201d and the video doesn\u2019t show \u201canybody being resuscitated,\u201d which he alluded to being a good sign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jennings also urged McConnell\u2019s office to provide an update on the senator\u2019s health, as his team has offered scant updates since he was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hospital\/\">hospitalized<\/a> in June for a medical event. The lack of information on McConnell\u2019s status has triggered questions about whether he will be able to finish his term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4642579\/marlin-stutzman-unsure-mitch-mcconnell-alive\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4642579\/marlin-stutzman-unsure-mitch-mcconnell-alive\/\">REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN SAYS HE\u2019S UNSURE IF MITCH MCCONNELL IS ALIVE: \u2018VERY DISCOURAGING\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey do need to tell the people of Kentucky what\u2019s going on, how he\u2019s doing, and if and when he intends to go back to work,\u201d he said, adding that he understands some lawmakers are not forthcoming about their health, but he has conveyed to McConnell\u2019s team that a status update is needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple outlets have reported that first responders were called to McConnell\u2019s Washington home and referenced \u201ccardiac arrest\u201d during the call, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-congressman-says-hes-unsure-if-mitch-mcconnell-is-alive\/\" title=\"GOP congressman says he&#039;s unsure if Mitch ... is alive\">citing emergency dispatch audio<\/a>. Conservative commentator Laura Loomer also said an anonymous source told her McConnell was \u201cbrain dead\u201d with \u201cmachines keeping him alive,\u201d but provided no additional evidence to support her claims. McConnell\u2019s office has not commented on either report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Jennings expects Senate health update next week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2628264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-collage-d7b2gj3rb-1783738536121-e1783738720945.jpg?1783724311&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[37092,34365,4133,5894,38862],"class_list":["post-2628263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-health-update","tag-mitch-mcconnell","tag-news","tag-politics","tag-scott-jennings"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-collage-d7b2gj3rb-1783738536121-e1783738720945.jpg?1783724311&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2628263"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2628267,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628263\/revisions\/2628267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2628264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2628263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2628263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2628263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}