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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Crisnel Longino

Sen. McConnell Allegedly 'Brain Dead' and Wheeled Around Like a 'Corpse' in First Appearance After Three Months

Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate in a wheelchair after 92 days away, prompting Laura Loomer to make shocking claims about his condition (Credit: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)

Mitch McConnell made a striking return to the Senate on Monday, appearing in a wheelchair, looking noticeably thinner and speaking more slowly after 92 days out of public view, prompting Laura Loomer to launch a blistering attack claiming the veteran Republican looked 'brain dead' and was being 'wheeled around like a corpse'.

McConnell's office waited almost a month before revealing that he had fallen at home and later developed mild pneumonia, leaving much of his condition undisclosed.

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