Latest / Systemic Error Podcast
'Elder abuse' accusations fly as McConnell goes MIA when he was expected back in Senate
Sen. Mitch McConnell ( photo by Tom Brenner/REUTERS)
The Senate Seat Nobody Has to Explain
Absence Without Accountability
Mitch McConnell had reportedly been absent from the Senate for more than three months while undergoing treatment and rehabilitation. With the chamber nearing adjournment, his aides offered reporters no meaningful update beyond recycled statements about his condition and whereabouts.
That silence is not merely a communications failure. McConnell still holds institutional power as Kentucky’s senator, while his staff controls what the public learns about whether he can…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.