Mitch McConnell’s Disappearance Hits Major New Milestone

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty/Miramax It has now been two full months since Senator Mitch McConnell suffered a fall and was rushed to the hospital in Washington, D.C.

Since the emergency responders rushed him away in an ambulance, no one apart from his team and inner circle has set eyes on the man who was once one of the most powerful men in the United States.

His team has released only two images of the 84-year-old since he vanished from public view; he’s made no calls to news outlets despite claims he has spoken with multiple allies, and he’s provided no video updates to the people of Kentucky.

McConnell’s team last updated the public more than a week ago, with a statement attributed to the senator released on August 6.

It revealed that the Kentucky Republican had been discharged from rehab and would continue his recovery at home, where he would “maintain an intensive regimen of physical therapy.” It also indicated he would continue working on Senate business.

Since then, a series of people have been spotted going in and out of McConnell’s Washington, D.C. townhouse, including his chief of staff Terry Carmack, who refuses to answer questions on his boss’s condition despite raking in a more than $226,000 annual salary.

McConnell’s team did not respond to the Daily Beast’s inquiry on Friday about how the senator’s recovery is progressing or how he’s carrying out his days.

It’s unclear whether McConnell will be able to return to Kentucky at any point during the Senate’s five-week recess after lawmakers rushed out of town at the end of last week.

They are not set to return to Washington until mid-September.

Whether McConnell returns to the halls of Congress when his colleagues head back from their home states remains unknown, as is the rest of his recovery timeline.

While McConnell has remained behind closed doors since being rushed to the hospital on June 14 after falling and becoming briefly unconscious, as his team claimed, there are a small number of men who say they have spoken to him.

He’s had calls with Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Whip John Barrasso, according to them.

Conservative CNN commentator Scott Jennings, who previously worked for McConnell, has also insisted he has been speaking to his old boss, including as recently as this week.

Jennings said that McConnell called him directly on Tuesday and insisted the senator being at home has been an improvement for him.