It’s been over 80 days since Mitch McConnell’s vanishing act from the Senate. When his fellow Kentuckian Rep. James Comer was asked about his absence during an appearance on this Saturday’s The Big Weekend Show on Fox, Comer assured cohost Lucas Tomlinson that McConnell would be back in a couple of weeks according to his staff, and we should believe them because his staff would never lie to him.
TOMLINSON: Mr. Chairman, I want to get your take on another topic. A few days ago, you mentioned that you had been in contact with Senator Mitch McConnell’s staff and expect the lawmaker to return to Capitol Hill later this month on September 14th after the recess. My question to you, when is the last time you spoke to the senator yourself?
COMER: It’s probably been two months since I’ve spoken to Senator McConnell. I certainly haven’t spoken to him since he had his accident, but I have spoken to staff.
I actually spoke to his staff again today in anticipation of this question because I was asked this question at a press conference last week, and I said it and it got a lot of press all over the United States. So I wanted to make sure what I said was right.
And what I’m going to say now is that they fully expect him to be back in the Senate in September, that he’s undergoing physical therapy.
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