‘Zombie’ Mitch McConnell video of him returning to the Senate causes internet uproar and raises more questions
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‘Zombie’ Mitch McConnell video of him returning to the Senate causes internet uproar and raises more questions
Mitch McConnell returned to cast a vote Monday — his first public appearance in months
Isabel Keane in New York Tuesday 15 September 2026 12:59 BST
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Former Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell’s return to Capitol Hill — his first public appearance in months — sent the Internet into a tizzy as footage showed the senator spacing out in a way commentators deemed zombie-like.
The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican has faced intense media scrutiny and questions about his ability to serve after he was hospitalized in mid-June following a fall and a mild case of pneumonia. He remained hospitalized, and later in a rehab center, for weeks until he was discharged in August.
However, he returned to cast a vote Monday when the chamber decided on a nomination to fill an opening on a district court bench in Ohio.
In a statement, McConnell described his recovery as “a long and often frustrating process,” and said that while he is not “quite back to 100%,” he will “do my best to be present for tough votes when our Conference needs me.”
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