“They caught up about the latest news impacting Senate races, the Graham Platner scandal, and the recent Supreme Court ruling on coordinated spending limits,” Noyes said.
“Senator McConnell was fully engaged and is eager to get back to the Senate,” Noyes added.
In addition to Thune and Barrasso, Scott Jennings, a longtime McConnell adviser who is now a CNN commentator, posted on social media Tuesday that he had also spoken with McConnell.
McConnell staffers did email news outlets to flag the calls with Thune, Barrasso, and Jennings and pointed reporters back to a Thursday statement that said McConnell “continues to improve and is working closely with his staff.”
Along with Thune and Barrasso, Scott Jennings, a former McConnell adviser now working as a CNN commentator, said on social media Tuesday that he also talked to McConnell.
However, not everyone is buying it.
Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee said on Tuesday that even members of Congress are in the dark about McConnell’s current condition.
