Trump Issues Statement Regarding Health of Mitch McConnell

and was administered CPR – a health condition that is normally fatal, even for victims much younger than McConnell, who is 84 and has an extensive history of health problems.

But later, in one of the few public updates on the Kentucky Republican’s condition, his staff only said that he was receiving “excellent care.”

Since then, several people – including conservative CNN analyst and fellow Kentuckian Scott Jennings, a former Bush 43 staffer – said they had spoken with McConnell and that he was eager to return to his duties.