Kentucky’s Governor Andy Beshear said on Sunday that Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) “absolutely refuses” to make a two-minute video to show people he is okay and can continue doing his job.
While speaking to CBS News’ White House political correspondent Ed O’Keefe on Face the Nation, Beshear explained:
I’ve heard absolutely nothing back from Mitch McConnell. And while I do hope that he is getting better, I’ve known him my entire life. I wish him no harm, I actually wish him good health. His boss are the people of Kentucky, and this is why the Senate, the Republican-controlled Senate, feels so broken. They feel like they’re not accountable to anyone. All he needs to do is call into this show for two minutes, or Fox News for two minutes, or do a video for two minutes to the people he’s supposed to serve. But you know what? He absolutely refuses to do it. And then John Thune, as the leader of the Senate, you’ve got a duty to make sure all of your senators have the capacity to serve. And what is he saying? Not my job. That’s not surprising. None of them will do their job right now and stand up to a president that is running over the Constitution at every turn.
McConnell came back home on August 6 after spending several weeks in a hospital near Washington, D.C.
In a statement that day, he said, “Earlier today, I was released from the rehabilitation center to continue my recovery at home.
Elaine and I are thankful for all the kind messages and support from our friends, coworkers, and people from Kentucky, as well as the careful care we received from the doctors, nurses, therapists, and hospital workers.”
He added, “Based on the advice of my doctors, I will keep up with a strict plan of physical therapy from home during the state session, and I will keep working with my team and colleagues on important Senate matters.”
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Why are we still paying Mitch a salary when Mitch has been gone for almost 2 months? Mitch should be dropped from the payroll of the US Senator. Americans have a President who steals from taxpayers each day, and Mitch has been stealing for almost 2 months now.