NCS’s Scott Jennings is feeling vindicated after Sen. Mitch McConnell shared a lengthy statement about his health, together with a brand new {photograph} the place the 84-year-old was sitting up in mattress.
Jennings, the community’s conservative commentator, was one of the lone voices claiming that he had spoken with McConnell amid unfounded hypothesis that the Kentucky senator’s well being was deteriorating, rejecting claims from conspiracy theorists that he was “a vegetable.”
McConnell updated his constituents Sunday night, confirming that he was hospitalized after a fall in June and later went on to develop a light case of pneumonia. Some on social media have jokingly referred to the posts as “proof of life.” The Kentucky Senator added that his restoration would “take time,” however he hoped to be again on the Senate flooring as quickly as doable.
Jennings appeared to revel within the information.
“The thing about being honest is that you never have to worry about a darn thing,” he mentioned in a post on X, sharing a clip from one of his appearances on NCS final week the place he mentioned he “counseled” McConnell to share an replace about his well being.
Jennings additionally shared a memorable GIF from The Office the place Steve Carell’s Michael Scott says, “Well, well, well, how the turntables…”
NCS distanced itself from the commentator’s remarks final week, drawing a distinction between Jennings’ feedback and the community’s reporting.
“As a NCS Political Commentator, Scott Jennings is not a full-time employee or journalist for the network,” a NCS spokesperson mentioned on the time. “His account of a personal conversation with Senator McConnell reflects his experience and is not NCS reporting.”
McConnell, who was first elected to the Senate in 1984 and is ready to retire on the finish of his present time period, was admitted to the hospital June 14. Until Sunday, his workers supplied little element about his situation.
His workplace shared a photograph of McConnell sitting upright in mattress beside his spouse, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, with a smile. A replica of Sunday’s Washington Post was seen on the backside of the {photograph}.
“My doctors have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion,” McConnell mentioned within the assertion. “I didn’t have a heart attack or a stroke. I don’t have any tumors or hemorrhages. But I was briefly unconscious and was taken to the hospital.”
“As much as it frustrates me, this process takes time. And on the advice of my doctors, I won’t be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet. But rest assured that, in the meantime, I’m not taking a break from the Senate business that matters to you,” McConnell mentioned.