GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell’s chief of staff stonewalled a reporter’s questions outside the ailing politician’s residence after he was reportedly discharged from a rehabilitation facility on Thursday after being hospitalized for nearly two months.
A healthcare worker was also spotted at McConnell’s Washington, D.C. home, but neither the health provider nor the senator’s chief of staff, Terry Carmack—who reportedly earns $226,850 a year—answered any questions, according to political correspondent Nicholas A. Ballasy, who shared the footage to his social media channels.
On Friday, McConnell’s operations director, Melissa Bennett, refused to say why the senator hadn’t released a video in the nearly 60 days since he was seen being taken from his home by ambulance. She also wouldn’t answer questions about his health status after visiting her boss’ home.
McConnell’s condition remains a mystery. Though colleagues have reported speaking to him and he released a statement last month purportedly written by him, he has not appeared in public, nor has he been filmed speaking in the last several weeks.
This is a developing story that will be updated.
