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ER doctor reacts to Mitch McConnell ambulance video - CNN News Central
Emergency responders took Sen. Mitch McConnell to an ambulance on a stretcher after being called to his home last month for a report of an unconscious person, according to new video of the incident and an eyewitness account.
A neighbor of McConnell told CNN that they opened their door to find commotion outside their home at around 8:30 a.m. on June 14, with two ambulances, a fire truck and Capitol Police officers blocking the entire street.
The neighbor said they learned from another eyewitness who saw the individual’s face that the person on the stretcher was McConnell and he was not wearing an oxygen mask.
CNN’s Annie Grayer has the details, and emergency physician Dr. Megan Ranney describes what struck her about the newly released video. Also, CNN’s Audie Cornish looks at GOP lawmakers’ reactions to Sen. McConnell’s medical situation. - Aired on 07/10/2026.
0:00 Video of Sen. Mitch McConnell being taken to the hospital
1:31 Emergency physician on what stuck out to her about the video
4:28 How big of a concern is McConnell’s lengthy hospital stay?
5:36 Some GOP lawmakers say they’ve been kept in the dark about McConnell’s condition
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