Mitch McConnell Shares Second Photo, Says He’s Skipping Picnic
Breaking News Breaking Newsfrom Washington and beyondMost Recent PostEllie Quinlan Houghtaling/July 27, 2026/12:42 p.m. “When I first attended forty-two years ago, Fancy Farm was a pretty lonely place to be a Republican. Today, western Kentucky is a conservative Republican sea of red.“So I hate that I’ll miss the fun this year, but I’m sending my best wishes to the St.
- ▪Breaking News Breaking Newsfrom Washington and beyondMost Recent PostEllie Quinlan Houghtaling/July 27, 2026/12:42 p.m.
- ▪“When I first attended forty-two years ago, Fancy Farm was a pretty lonely place to be a Republican.
- ▪Today, western Kentucky is a conservative Republican sea of red.“So I hate that I’ll miss the fun this year, but I’m sending my best wishes to the St.
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Breaking News Breaking Newsfrom Washington and beyondMost Recent PostEllie Quinlan Houghtaling/July 27, 2026/12:42 p.m. ETShare This StoryMitch McConnell Shares Second Photo, Says He’s Skipping PicnicThe MIA senator failed once again to provide an actual update on his health.Finn Gomez/Getty ImagesSenator Mitch McConnell’s office has finally addressed the lawmaker’s ongoing absence—insofar as it relates to his ability to chow down on some red meat at Kentucky’s annual Fancy Farm picnic.“There’s no place I’d rather be on the first Saturday in August than with the good people of western Kentucky, feasting on pork and mutton,” his office wrote in a statement Monday to the Bluegrass State’s Hellbender Newsroom.
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