Kentucky Gov.Andy Beshear, a Democrat, is demanding that Sen.
Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., prove he is fit to continue serving in Congress after he was discharged this week following a lengthy hospital stay or resign from office.In a letter to McConnell, the governor urged the 84-year-old senator to directly address the people of Kentucky about his ability to serve."I am calling on you to directly and verbally address the people of Kentucky and provide proof of your capacity to serve, or resign," Beshear wrote to McConnell.MCCONNELL OUT OF HOSPITAL, STILL NOT 'MEDICALLY CLEARED' TO RETURN TO SENATEKentucky Gov.Andy Beshear is demanding Sen.
Mitch McConnell prove that he is fit to continue serving.(Sen.
Mitch McConnell's office)Beshear made the demand after McConnell’s office announced on Monday that he had been discharged from the hospital but had not yet been medically cleared to leave the rehabilitation facility where he has been undergoing physical therapy and return to office.The senator's office said he would miss a major Kentucky political event and upcoming Senate votes."I'm still working hard to get back to my full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky, keeping up with intense physical therapy per my doctors’ orders.Unfortunately, that means I won’t be able to make it to Fancy Farm, Kentucky, this Saturday ...
As always, I appreciate all of your continued well wishes, and I’m looking forward to getting back to the Senate and to Kentucky soon," McConnell said in a statement.McConnell was hospitalized on June 14 and later revealed that it was due to a fall at his home.'THIS IS NOT NORMAL': AOC UNLOADS ON MCCONNELL'S PROLONGED ABSENCEThe senator's office said he would miss a major Kentucky political event and upcoming Senate votes.(Sen.
Mitch McConnell's office)"Since his discharge from hospital care, he has maintained a strenuous course of physical therapy and rehabilitation, including multiple sessions a day designed to rebuild strength and r...