McConnell's absence prompts new Beshear demand for health update

Yash Roy, Bloomberg News on Jul 11, 2026

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WASHINGTON — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, renewed his call for Mitch McConnell, the senior Republican senator from his state, to release information about his health after he was hospitalized on June 14 and hasn’t been seen publicly since.

“Let’s end the crazy speculation,” Beshear wrote on social media. “Just tell us what’s going on.”

Beshear, seen as a possible contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, sent a letter to McConnell on Wednesday requesting information from the senator about his health. In a statement released alongside the letter, the governor’s office said only “limited information has been shared from the senator’s official office.”

Last week, McConnell’s office said that his condition was improving. It didn’t respond to a request for comment on Saturday. Senate Republican leader John Thune and Majority Whip John Barrasso have spoken to McConnell in recent days, according to their spokespeople.

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump said he didn’t know how McConnell was doing when asked by reporters.