There’s been another update on Kentucky GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell.
Several top Republicans revealed that they spoke with McConnell on the phone on Tuesday, but their responses were not reassuring.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Majority Whip John Barrasso said in a statement that the two leaders spoke this week with Sen. Mitch McConnell, who has been hospitalized since June 14.
The disclosure of the calls—with Thune on Monday and Barrasso on Tuesday—comes amid widespread speculation from conservative influencers on the internet about McConnell’s health and little detail from the Kentucky Republican’s office on the reason for his hospitalization or his condition.
Thune and McConnell “had a lengthy and substantive conversation that covered a variety of topics, including national security,” a spokesperson for the majority leader said in a statement Tuesday.
Kate Noyes, a spokesperson for Barrasso, said the No. 2 leader and McConnell “had a lengthy conversation early this afternoon.”
Noyes said that Barrasso and McConnell spoke via phone for roughly 20 minutes.
