New video footage confirms Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was loaded onto a stretcher and into an ambulance last month after emergency crews responded to a cardiac arrest call at his Washington, D.C., home.
The previously unreported footage shows emergency responders transporting McConnell on a stretcher after being called to his residence on June 14 for a report of an unconscious person, according to CNN reporting.
New footage confirms Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was loaded onto a stretcher and into an ambulance for his initial hospital transport. EMS audio references an unknown person “unconscious” from “cardiac arrest,” with “CPR in progress.” – CNN pic.twitter.com/8QPaAHFTUb
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A neighbor who witnessed the scene said they stepped outside around 8:30 a.m. to find a heavy emergency response — two ambulances, a fire truck, and Capitol Police officers blocking the entire street.
Roughly 30 minutes later, the neighbor watched first responders remove someone on a stretcher from McConnell’s residence.
The individual’s face isn’t visible in the footage, captured from a distance. After the stretcher was loaded into the ambulance, the person’s lower legs appeared covered with an orange blanket while their feet remained exposed and appeared to be “not moving,” the neighbor said.
“He’s in a stretcher, and he’s in some sort like orange foam-looking blanket type thing.”
When the neighbor asked officers what happened, they were told there had been a “medical emergency.” When they specifically asked whether McConnell was the one experiencing the emergency, officers replied they “would block the street for anybody.”
Another eyewitness later told the neighbor the individual on the stretcher was McConnell and that he was not wearing an oxygen mask.
EMS dispatch audio previously published by independent journalist Desirée Townsend indicated emergency crews were sent to McConnell’s residence for an “unconscious” person experiencing a “cardiac arrest.” During the recording, someone can be heard saying, “CPR in progress.”
Despite the nature of the dispatch, the neighbor said the response itself did not appear rushed.
“In a situation where perhaps time is of the essence, there seems to be a little bit more urgency, but there was no urgency here,” the neighbor told CNN.
I spoke to my old friend Mitch McConnell this morning, the senior Senator from Kentucky. He’s still recovering in the hospital. We talked for just shy of 20 minutes … about IRAN, UKRAINE, the unfolding situation in MAINE, my visit to the TR Presidential Library, and even a…
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) July 7, 2026
CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings said he spoke with McConnell by phone on Tuesday, telling Kasie Hunt that McConnell’s “voice sounded strong” and that he was “feeling OK — obviously well enough to call me on the phone.”
McConnell’s prolonged hospitalization has fueled speculation about his condition. Several Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, have said they recently spoke with the Kentucky senator.
At the time of the incident, a spokesperson for McConnell said only that he had been “admitted to the hospital this morning” and was “receiving excellent care.”
McConnell’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
New audio several minutes after the initial call to dispatch EMS, Senator Mitch McConnell, went into cardiac arrest. This raises questions as to if Senator Mitch McConnell was conscious the day after hospitalization when he allegedly spoke to Leader Thune. pic.twitter.com/CvA36NGKMg
— Desirée Townsend (@Cheering4Change) July 1, 2026
