US senator Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about the Kentucky Republican’s condition after weeks of mounting speculation about his health.

The statement included a smiling picture of McConnell with his wife, Elaine Chao, a tacit response to speculation online that he had died or was incapacitated. McConnell held a copy of Sunday’s Washington Post sports section in his hand.

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    Agreed I honestly think it might be AI there’s something weird about it to me but I don’t wanna say it too loud. I’ll wait until he’s on video, alive. Until then I believe he’ll be dead by August 5th

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      Note that thanks to AI upscaling, real photos end up looking a bit AI even right in the phone, particularly if you ‘digital zoom’ hard enough.

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      Realistically, who lays in a hospital bed after being there for weeks for testing and observation, wearing a dress shirt and jeans?

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        I thought they said he was in rehab which would make sense.

        Except then I’d expect to see a video of him talking, assuming he still can.

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        I’m not saying there is no reason to continue questioning whether he is fit for office, but that is a hospital chair, not a bed.

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        Lol I mean it’s more like the lighting, the lack of visible hands, the lack of visible anything. It’s just a bland picture of a smiling turtle. It feels weird to me.

        But also he always looked like that and Charlie Kirk’s neck just did that as well.