McConnell was rushed to the hospital in mid-June for an undisclosed medical reason, with his spokesperson David Popp issuing a vague statement regarding the reason for the hospitalization. It wasn’t until last week that media outlets learned McConnell had been discovered “unconscious” at his home and had to be administered CPR for potential “cardiac arrest.”
It remains unclear why McConnell’s staff refused to share details, but some, including independent journalist and crypto commentator Adam Cochran, have a theory.
“In Kentucky, a special election to replace a Senator will NOT be called if it’s closer than 3 months till the next election,” Cochran wrote Saturday in a social media post on X. “If McConnell’s condition is clearly unfit for office, they’d hide that to avoid being forced to submit a resignation letter until after that date.”
“So all they have to do is drag their feet until [the second Tuesday in August], then tell you that he didn’t make it,” Cochran continued. “And in turn block Massie from disrupting an otherwise safe Republican seat.”
David Morris, a journalist and author, also appeared to endorse the theory with a brutal jab at McConnell and his legacy.
“Mitch McConnell remaining technically alive for an extra three weeks because of a manipulative procedural maneuver is exactly how he would have wanted to go out,” Morris wrote in a social media post on X.
In practice, the local pd would get shoed away by federal security before they got anywhere near the turtle’s room.
Feel sorry for the regular nurses that have to work the floor and keep silent about it. They probably forced them to sign NDAs with massive damages for disclosing the truth.
NDAs are probably not needed because HIPAA would stop them from disclosing information about a patient.
Does HIPAA have any teeth? My state seems to think it’s optional.
HIPAA covers 50 years after the patients death. Could a nurse give us the exact date when they would be able to share information?
plus i’m sure any information they have is protected under HIPAA. i expect consequences for disclosing what they know could be very steep for them, no NDA required.
HIPAA only applies to healthcare workers though. A journalist with access to his hospital could absolutely report on his condition, as long as they are getting the info themselves, not getting it leaked from nurses/doctors/etc