AWOL Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell has hit a new unwanted milestone. Senator Mitch McConnell in a wheelchair at the U.S. Capitol, in March last year. The independent journalist shared a video that detailed Carmack and McConnell’s communications director, Stephanie Penn, ignoring questions about his health as they barrel through the halls of the Senate. “I publicly and privately urged the last administration to address the public’s concerns with the former president’s health. Earlier this week, an opinion columnist for McConnell’s hometown newspaper published a pre-obituary outlining the “detestable” senator’s legacy.