Top GOP Senators on Tuesday came out and said they have spoken with Mitch McConnell amid rumors the Kentucky senator is “brain dead.”McConnell was rushed to the hospital on June 14 and is “receiving excellent care” his spokesman said.It is still unclear why McConnell was admitted to the hospital.However, he may have had a heart attack, according to the newly released audio of a 911 call.On Monday, conservative reporter Laura Loomer said McConnell is being kept alive by machines and is “brain dead.”Mitch McConnell is being kept “alive” by life support machines, but my White House source told me McConnell is in organ failure, and as I reported, source told me he has allegedly been declared a vegetable (brain dead) by doctors and the White House has been told “McConnell isn’t…— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) July 6, 2026 On Tuesday, GOP leaders Thune and Barrasso came out and said they spoke with McConnell at length. “Leader Thune spoke with Sen. McConnell yesterday by phone. They had a lengthy and substantive conversation that covered a variety of topics, including national security.”Barrasso spox Kate Noyes: “Senator Barrasso and Senator McConnell had a lengthy conversation early this afternoon. Their phone call lasted roughly 20 minutes. They caught up about the latest news impacting Senate races, the Graham Platner scandal, and the recent Supreme Court ruling on coordinated spending limits. They also discussed the Senate’s July work period, including the need to pass the NDAA and confirm President Trump’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence. Senator McConnell was fully engaged and is eager to get back to the Senate.”New: Senate GOP leaders say they've spoken with Sen. Mitch McConnell on the phoneThune spox: "Leader Thune spoke with Sen. McConnell yesterday by phone. They had a lengthy and substantive conversation that covered a variety of topics, including national security."Barrasso…— Laura Weiss (@LauraEWeiss16) July 7, 2026 Former McConnell staffer and CNN pundit Scott Jennings also rushed to X on Tuesday to debunk growing rumors that hospitalized RINO Senator Mitch McConnell is brain dead.Jennings posted that he spoke to his “old friend” McConnell for 20 minutes while the 84-year-old Kentucky senator recovers in the hospital. They discussed Iran, Ukraine, the unfolding situation in Maine, Jennings’ visit to the TR Presidential Library, and Senate history.Later Tuesday, Loomer insisted that McConnell is a vegetable. Believe me when I tell you, Mitch McConnell is a vegetable. Passing the Save America Act and getting Trump’s agenda codified is much easier than covering up for a man who is never going to be the same. Do you know what happens to your brain when you’re found unconscious for a… https://t.co/M0doQ2GDvc— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) July 7, 2026 The post JUST IN: Top GOP Leaders, Including Thune, Say They’ve Spoken with McConnell Amid Rumors He is ‘Brain Dead’ appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.