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这位84岁的参议员自6月住院以来已缺席国会山数周
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肯塔基州民主党州长安迪·贝希尔周六升级了对参议员米奇·麦康奈尔的施压运动，要求这位来自“蓝草之州”的资深共和党参议员披露其未公开的健康状况，目前外界对这位84岁参议员的履职能力的质疑日益增多。
贝希尔在X平台的帖子中将其近期推动该议员公开透明的行动与此前的全国性辩论联系起来，他写道：“我曾公开和私下敦促上一届政府回应民众对前总统健康状况的担忧。我现在呼吁麦康奈尔参议员也这么做，向选民通报他自己的健康情况。”
贝希尔在帖子结尾敦促麦康奈尔“停止这种疯狂的猜测”，“直接告诉我们到底发生了什么”。
麦康奈尔面临新的公开健康状况呼吁
2024年5月19日，肯塔基州联邦参议员米奇·麦康奈尔在华盛顿特区国会山的参议院地铁里。（阿尔·德拉戈/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
州长发表公开言论之前，已于周三致信麦康奈尔，代表“越来越担忧这位参议员健康状况和‘在美国参议院任职能力’”的选民，要求提供完整的健康更新。
贝希尔辩称，公职人员有责任“清晰传达个人履职能力”，以代表选民。
麦康奈尔上月被发现在家中“失去意识”，病情仍不明朗
2024年5月12日，肯塔基州联邦参议员米奇·麦康奈尔。他在一个月后住院。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ-滚呼公司 via 盖蒂图片社）
麦康奈尔已缺席参议院三周，首次住院是在6月初，病因未公开。
他的办公室拒绝透露具体细节或返回参议院的时间表，但6月14日泄露的急救调度录音显示，他似乎在自家被发现失去意识，可能曾心脏病发作。
麦康奈尔的妻子、前交通部长赵小兰在他住院期间在北京会见了中国国家副主席韩正，她的办公室称他的病情“不需要立即返回美国”。
2023年7月，肯塔基州联邦参议员米奇·麦康奈尔在国会山参议院新闻发布会上中途停顿，引发对其健康的担忧。（ pooled影像/福克斯新闻）
参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩和参议院多数党党鞭约翰·巴拉索均表示，他们已与麦康奈尔就参议院事务、近期最高法院裁决以及正在发酵的格雷厄姆·普拉特纳竞选丑闻进行了长时间交谈。
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不过，周三在空军一号上被问及麦康奈尔的健康状况时，总统唐纳德·特朗普表示：“我不知道他情况如何。”
白宫和麦康奈尔的办公室未立即回应福克斯新闻数字频道的置评请求。
亚历山德拉·科赫是福克斯新闻数字频道编辑，专注报道影响全国舆论的重大事件。
她曾报道过包括洛杉矶山火、波托马克河和哈德逊河航空灾难、博尔德恐怖袭击以及德克萨斯州丘陵地区洪水在内的重大全国性危机。
Dem governor escalates McConnell health demands, cites response to past Trump health concerns
July 11, 2026 8:44pm EDT / Fox News
Senator, 84, has been absent from Capitol Hill for weeks since a June hospitalization
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Democrat Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear escalated his pressure campaign against Sen. Mitch McConnell on Saturday, demanding the longtime Republican senator from the Bluegrass State reveal his undisclosed medical condition as questions mount over the 84-year-old’s ability to serve.
In a post on X, Beshear connected his recent push for the lawmaker’s transparency to past national debates, writing, “I publicly and privately urged the last administration to address the public’s concerns with the former president’s health. I’m calling on Sen. McConnell to do the same and provide voters an update on his own health.”
Beshear ended the post by urging McConnell to “end the crazy speculation” and “just tell us what’s going on.”
MCCONNELL FACES FRESH CALLS TO COME CLEAN ABOUT HEALTH ISSUES
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in the Senate Subway at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May 19.(Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The governor’s public comments follow a formal letter he sent to McConnell on Wednesday requesting a full health update on behalf of constituents who are “increasingly concerned” about the senator’s wellbeing and “ability to hold office in the United States Senate.”
Beshear argued public officeholders have a commitment to represent constituents with “clear communication about one’s ability to serve.”
MCCONNELL WAS FOUND ‘UNCONSCIOUS’ IN HOME LAST MONTH AS CONDITION REMAINS UNKNOWN
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on May 12. He was hospitalized a month later.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
McConnell has been absent from the Senate for three weeks and was first hospitalized in early June for an undisclosed condition.
His office has declined to release specific details or a timeline for his return, though leaked emergency dispatch audio from a June 14 call revealed he was seemingly found unconscious at his home and may have suffered a heart attack.
McConnell’s wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing following the hospitalization, and her office claimed his condition “did not warrant an immediate return to the U.S.”
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., paused in the middle of a Senate news conference on Capitol Hill in July 2023, sparking concerns about his health.(Pool/Fox News)
Both Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso said they have since spoken with McConnell at length about Senate business, recent Supreme Court decisions and the ongoing Graham Platner campaign scandal.
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However, when asked about McConnell’s condition aboard Air Force One on Wednesday, President Donald Trump said, “I have no idea how he’s doing.”
The White House and McConnell’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
Alexandra Koch is a Fox News Digital Editor, with a focus on high-impact events that shape national conversation.
She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.
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