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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has sought to pour cold water on one of the biggest theories surrounding the disappearance of Mitch McConnell as the mystery over the GOP Senator enters another week.<\/p>\n

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For weeks, speculation has mounted that Monday, August 3, marked the deadline for Beshear to call a special election if McConnell were to vacate his seat.<\/p>\n

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The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican has been MIA and unable to fulfill his Senate duties since he was hospitalized on June 14.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

But some believe that Republicans have been covering up his true condition in order for the supposed August 3 deadline to pass. <\/p>\n

With the seat still filled on Monday – and Beshear under pressure to act – the Democrat governor insisted on X that date carries \u201cno legal impact\u201d. He also pointed out that McConnell\u2019s absence could actually benefit Democrats.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know there are a lot of folks wondering about the significance of August 3 regarding a potential Senate vacancy. I want everyone to know that this date has no legal impact on my options should there be a vacancy this year,\u201d Beshear wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorth a reminder, right now, there\u2019s one less vote for the SAVE Act, Trump\u2019s war with Iran, or the potential replacement of a SCOTUS justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

McConnell was admitted to George Washington University Hospital on June 14 after a 911 call suggesting he\u2019d had a heart attack, was unconscious, and had received CPR.<\/p>\n

But McConnell\u2019s office has offered little information during his nearly seven-week absence beyond two statements and \u201cproof of life\u201d photographs, which some critics believe are AI-generated.<\/p>\n

No video or live appearance has been provided, despite demands for greater transparency.<\/p>\n

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In one recent confrontation on Capitol Hill, McConnell\u2019s aides even sought security intervention while a reporter attempted to ask questions related to the senator\u2019s health.<\/p>\n

The mystery deepened further on Friday after his office refused to say whether a letter sent to President Donald Trump last week was personally signed by the missing Republican\u2014or by autopen.<\/p>\n

The July 28 letter, signed by McConnell and every member of Kentucky\u2019s congressional delegation, urged Trump to approve a request from Beshear for a major disaster declaration following devastating flooding in the state. <\/p>\n

It was particularly notable given Trump and his allies have spent years attacking former President Joe Biden over his use of an autopen to sign official documents, arguing that Americans deserve to know whether elected officials are personally signing important correspondence.<\/p>\n

But when The Daily Beast asked McConnell\u2019s office whether the signature was handwritten or produced using an autopen, his team, led by the Senator\u2019s $226,000-a-year chief of staff, Terry Carmack, declined to answer.<\/p>\n

McConnell has served in the Senate since 1985, making him one of the longest-serving senators in U.S. history. He has also had multiple falls in recent years\u2014often attributed to having polio as a child\u2014and several highly publicized incidents where he abruptly froze while speaking.<\/p>\n

His ongoing absence continues to leave Senate Republicans without one of their most reliable votes at a time when Trump is pushing his legislative agenda through a narrowly divided chamber. <\/p>\n

So far, he has missed dozens of crucial votes on everything from a war powers resolution on Iran to judicial nominations and policies on housing affordability.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomebody needs to do something,\u201d Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville said last month, calling on McConnell to return before August 7 when the Senate goes into recess until mid-September. <\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re gonna need him because the Democrats\u2019 not gonna give us any votes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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