Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel took to social media over the weekend to troll Sen.Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., following speculation about his health over a recent hospitalization.Kimmel is currently on summer break from hosting his show on ABC but took to Instagram to take a jab anyway, mimicking a "proof of life" photo released by McConnell's team, as reported by Variety.The 84-year-old McConnell was hospitalized on June 14 and has not been seen much in public since then.
To quell online speculation about his current status, which peaked following the sudden death on Saturday of fellow Republican Sen.Lindsey Graham, his office released a photo of McConnell and his wife, Elaine Chao, holding a current newspaper.MITCH MCCONNELL BREAKS SILENCE ON MYSTERY HOSPITALIZATION AFTER GRAHAM'S DEATHA split image shows late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, left, and Sen.
Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.(JC Olivera/Variety via Getty Images; Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)Kimmel spoofed the photo by replacing McConnell's head with his own and adding the caption: "For those who’ve been asking, I’m feeling great." Some progressives applauded the joke, with Texas Democratic Rep.
Jasmine Crockett commenting, "you NEVER miss!"'THE VIEW' CO-HOST SUNNY HOSTIN DOUBLES DOWN ON AMERICAN FLAGS MAKING HER FEEL 'UNSAFE'In a statement released by his team alongside the photo, McConnell wrote that a fall he suffered last month, combined with his childhood battle with polio, contributed to his recent health struggles.In a letter addressed to his constituents, McConnell wrote, "My doctors have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion.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.While receiving excellent care over the past several weeks, I’ve also had to deal with a mild case of pneumonia," McConnell added.A social media post from Sen.
Mitch McConnell's team provided an update ...