{"id":2634191,"date":"2026-07-23T15:37:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-mitch-mcconnell-should-resign-if-he-cant-provide-health-update\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T15:39:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:39:49","slug":"aoc-mitch-mcconnell-should-resign-if-he-cant-provide-health-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-mitch-mcconnell-should-resign-if-he-cant-provide-health-update\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC: Mitch McConnell should resign if he can&#8217;t provide health update"},"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%2Faoc-mitch-mcconnell-should-resign-if-he-cant-provide-health-update%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=2634191&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>Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) publicly stated that Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who has been hospitalized following a fall and diagnosed with pneumonia, should resign if he cannot provide regular health updates. She emphasized the importance of clarity,especially as many votes are narrowly decided and lawmakers need to assess his ability to serve. McConnell, 84, has not appeared publicly as his hospitalization on June 14, and while his office released a statement and photo, some question their authenticity amid conspiracy theories. McConnell has received good care, is progressing in recovery, and is currently in a rehabilitation center, but he remains unable to return to the Senate floor. Ocasio-Cortez criticized the lack of sufficient updates and questioned the accountability of lawmakers who disappear without explanations,highlighting concerns about the transparency of McConnell\u2019s 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\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"282\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) said Wednesday that if Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"436\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY), who was hospitalized last month, is unable to provide the public with an update on his health, he should resign. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf he can\u2019t give us an update, he should resign,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez told reporters. \u201cAbsolutely.\u201d<\/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\/4660916\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-mitch-mcconnell-resign-health-update\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>AOC says Mitch McConnell should resign if he cannot provide health update<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4660741\/house-artificial-intelligence-kill-switch-bill-openai-autonomous-hack\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House AI \u2018kill switch\u2019 bill unveiled after hack by rogue model<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4660466\/democrats-peel-off-republicans-first-iran-war-house-vote-fighting-resumed\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Four Republicans side with House Democrats in first Iran war vote since new casualties<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McConnell, 84, has not been seen in public after he was admitted to a Washington, D.C., hospital on June 14. A statement from McConnell released by his office on July 12 said the senator was admitted to the hospital after he took a fall that left him unconscious. A photo of the senator in the hospital, sitting next to his wife, Elaine Chao, was also released with a statement after speculation about his condition hit a fever pitch.<\/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\">But the statement and photo have not proven enough to discount conspiracy theories about McConnell\u2019s health, with widespread speculation, without evidence, circulating online that the photo attached was altered with artificial intelligence. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ocasio-Cortez told reporters that \u201cit\u2019s been very clear to people across Kentucky that his update was not sufficient\u201d and that lawmakers have a \u201cresponsibility to the American people.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re seeing increasingly, these votes are being decided by a one- or two-vote margin, and if you\u2019re not capable of \u2014 not only not capable of doing the job presently, but we need to know if you\u2019re capable of doing the job for the foreseeable future, and that I think is tremendously important,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez said.<\/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\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has reached out to McConnell\u2019s office for comment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Few updates have been released by McConnell\u2019s office regarding the senator\u2019s health, but the July 12 statement did confirm that he was also diagnosed with a mild case of pneumonia during his stay in the hospital. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McConnell wrote in his statement that he has been receiving \u201cexcellent care,\u201d but under the advice of his doctors, \u201cwon\u2019t be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet.\u201d<\/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\">\u201cI can assure you that I\u2019ve been a good patient,\u201d McConnell wrote. \u201cAt my age, I tend to do what my doctors tell me to do. I\u2019ve submitted to every test they can think of to help figure out what caused this incident. And I\u2019m continuing to do everything they ask to speed my recovery. In fact, with signs of continued progress, I\u2019ve been able to move from hospital care to a rehabilitation center where I\u2019ll keep regaining my strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4659408\/house-republicans-pass-budget-framework-for-95-billion-party-line-spending-bill\/\"><strong>HOUSE REPUBLICANS PASS BUDGET FRAMEWORK FOR $95 BILLION PARTY-LINE SPENDING BILL <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ocasio-Cortez argued, however, that \u201cat a certain point we have to be asking where he is.\u201d <\/p>\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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI understand that people have a right to medical privacy and to deal with their issues, but we do not have the right to disappear from our jobs without explanation,\u201d the New York Democrat argued. \u201cI don\u2019t think any American has ever experienced the ability to just leave your job for over a month with no explanation to your employer, and we are accountable to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AOC urges McConnell to resign if no health update<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2912,"featured_media":2634192,"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-9uuk3wcvf-1784823555175-e1784826745182.jpg?1784809276&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8334,37092,34365,36160,44584],"class_list":["post-2634191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-aoc","tag-health-update","tag-mitch-mcconnell","tag-political-controversy","tag-senate-leadership"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-collage-9uuk3wcvf-1784823555175-e1784826745182.jpg?1784809276&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634191","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\/2912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2634191"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2634195,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634191\/revisions\/2634195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2634192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2634191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2634191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2634191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}