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Speak or resign: Beshear ups demand for McConnell health status - Axios
Entertainment and CultureBy Avery Lotz7/28/20261 min read
McConnell's absence is fueling speculation about his capacity to serve.
✨ Key Highlights
- Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has escalated his demands for information regarding Senator Mitch McConnell's health status, according to Axios.
- Beshear reportedly issued a "speak or resign" ultimatum, pressing the senator to publicly address questions about his capacity to serve.
- McConnell's absence has fueled ongoing speculation about his ability to continue fulfilling his Senate duties.
- Beshear indicated in his letter that a copy was also being sent to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.).
- The governor urged Thune to investigate McConnell's capacity to serve in his role.
Driving the news: Beshear said in the letter that it was also being sent to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), whom Beshear urged to investigate McConnell's capacity to serve.
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