The alumna has propounded a sensational conspiracy theory that Senator Mitch McConnell is secretly dead.
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Lisa Rinnas Shocking Mitch McConnell Hospitalization Claim
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alumna Lisa Rinna has propounded a sensational conspiracy theory that Senator Mitch McConnell is secretly dead.McConnell, 8...
McConnell, 84, a Republican who served as Majority Leader from 2015 until 2021, has spent the past three weeks in the hospital after suffering a medical emergency at home in Washington, on the morning of June 14.
Paramedics responded to a report of an unconscious person believed to have suffered a 'cardiac arrest,' with a medic reporting 'CPR in progress' at the address.
Amid wild rumors about McConnell's condition, strategist Scott Jennings insisted Tuesday that he had spoken to the legislator that morning.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune also had a 'lengthy and substantive' phone call with McConnell on topics including national security on Monday, NOTUS reported.
However Rinna, 62, an outspoken , remained decidedly unconvinced, deadpanning on that evening: 'I mean, come on, Mitch McConnell's dead. He's dead. They're keeping him alive like Weekend at Bernie's.'
The Daily Mail has contacted Rinna and McConnell's representatives for comment.
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alumna Lisa Rinna, pictured last month, has propounded a sensational conspiracy theory that Senator Mitch McConnell is secretly dead
McConnell, 84, a Republican who served as Senate majority leader from 2015 until 2021, has spent the past three weeks in the hospital; pictured in May
Her upload came hours after Jennings posted to X: 'I spoke to my old friend Mitch McConnell this morning, the senior Senator from . He's still recovering in the hospital.
'We talked for just shy of 20 minutes … about Iran, , the unfolding situation in , my visit to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, and even a little bit of Senate history. I told him we want to see him back at work as soon as possible.'
Amid wild rumors about McConnell's condition, GOP strategist Scott Jennings insisted Tuesday that he had spoken to the legislator that morning; McConnell pictured February 2025
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As online chatter continued to grow about the Senator's state of health, MAGA activists like Breitbart editor Matthew Boyle wrote on X, 'McConnell's staff should .'
The popular right-wing influencer, Catturd, demanded his aides post a video of the Kentucky senator from his hospital bed to prove he's alive: 'Why won't they do it?'
'Senator McConnell appreciates the outpouring of support he's receiving while he continues his recovery in the hospital,' McConnell's spokesman told the Daily Mail.
'The Senator continues to improve, and is working closely with his staff on Kentucky and Senate matters while the Senate is out of session.'
McConnell's eldest daughter, Porter, 48, has deleted her X account amid the swirling speculation over her father's health.
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She is an outspoken critic of her father's conservative politics and a longtime progressive advocate.
It remains unclear exactly when or why she deactivated the account, and there's no confirmation the move is connected to McConnell's hospitalization.
If he were to leave office, or prove unable to resume his duties by August 3, Democratic Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear would be required to call a special election to fill the seat.
McConnell has already stated that he does not .
His absence amid these health struggles places the GOP's narrow Senate majority in a delicate balance.
Last month, Democrats were briefly able to pass a resolution while McConnell was unable to attend the vote.
Other Republican senators have mostly refused to comment on McConnell's health condition and have directed concerns to his office.
Utah Senator Mike Lee said on Tuesday that lawmakers are being kept in the dark: 'Many of us aren't speaking about Mitch McConnell's condition because we know nothing about his condition.'
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