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January 1, Hawley UNLOADS on McConnell Team Over Senate Crisis
Wyatt’s Take
- Josh Hawley just did what establishment Republicans won’t — he called out the complete lack of transparency around Mitch McConnell’s month-long absence while crucial Trump agenda items hang in the balance
- With McConnell sidelined and Lindsey Graham suddenly dead, Senate Republicans are down two votes they desperately need for voter ID and border security — and nobody’s getting straight answers
- Hawley’s pushing term limits hard, reminding Americans that career politicians who cling to power for decades weren’t what the Founders had in mind
Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell has been missing from the Senate floor for over a month after a fall at his home left the 84-year-old hospitalized. Now Missouri Senator Josh Hawley is breaking ranks with the usual Washington playbook and demanding answers.
The timing couldn’t be worse for conservatives. McConnell’s absence, combined with the sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham, means Senate Republicans are down two critical votes just when President Donald Trump needs them most to push through his America First agenda.
Speaking with reporters, Hawley didn’t mince words about the situation.
“At a certain point you do have an obligation to your constituents and the country to tell them what’s going on.”
The Missouri conservative pointed out the harsh reality facing Republicans right now. “To be down a vote — we’ve got a slim majority; it’s not easy.”
Hawley said the missing votes are already killing key priorities, including the SAVE America Act, which would require voter ID nationwide. Leadership keeps saying they don’t have the votes for critical legislation.
“I just hear a lot from leadership that, ‘Well, we don’t have the votes for this.’ Like the voter I.D., we don’t have the votes for that. Well, we might want to do something about that.”
Even more troubling, Hawley revealed he’s been “totally in the dark” about McConnell’s actual condition. Nobody’s talking, and nobody’s getting information.
“I never had any idea about any of his health stuff.”
While Hawley said he hopes McConnell recovers, he made clear that secrecy isn’t acceptable when the country’s future hangs in the balance. “I also hope that they get the transparency out there to help people know what the situation is.”
When asked whether McConnell’s situation shows the need for age limits in Congress, Hawley didn’t hesitate.
“Well, I’m a term-limit guy, so I’m all for that.”
The senator was careful to distinguish between age and competence, praising 92-year-old Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley as “sharp as a tack and spry.” But Hawley’s point was bigger than any one person.
“I do think there needs to be term limits. People just come here and stay forever. And I don’t think it’s what the founders intended; I don’t think it’s what people want. So, I’ve always been a big proponent of a constitutional amendment for term limits.”
McConnell is currently serving his seventh term in the Senate. He was first elected in 1984 — over forty years ago. This June, he was hospitalized after falling at his Washington, D.C., home and later developed pneumonia.
After weeks of silence, McConnell finally issued a letter to Kentucky voters addressing his absence. He blamed mobility issues stemming from his childhood battle with polio for the fall.
The Kentucky senator admitted that doctors have told him he “won’t be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet,” but insisted he has “every intention of finishing the job you elected me to do.”
McConnell promised to keep constituents updated on his recovery and pledged to return to the Senate floor “as soon as possible.”
But for conservatives watching Trump’s agenda stall out, those promises ring hollow without real transparency and a clear timeline.
Wyatt Matters
Working Americans didn’t send people to Washington to serve for life like royalty. They sent them to do a job, then come home. When a senator’s been there since 1984 and nobody will say whether he can still do the work, that’s not leadership — that’s a broken system protecting itself. Term limits aren’t about being mean to elderly politicians. They’re about remembering that public service is supposed to be service, not a career pension plan while the border stays open and elections stay rigged.
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Terri Mountjoy
July 19, 2026 at 6:21 am
I agree wholeheartedly with what Senator Hawley has spoken. I have called Mitch McConnell’s office twice in the past expressing extreme disappointment in him as a Senator & his lack of support for President Trump. What a Rino Mitch is & he should have been voted out along time ago. My husband, John, & I are from Ky but are now residence of Florida since last Fall.
Wake up Congress & do your job, vote the “Save America Act “ in & put term limits on these elected politicians. We need honest people that will serve our country because they love America & what it stands for, not for power or money. We need Bible believing, God fearing politicians that believe in our Constitution & work hard to continue making & keeping the USA a free an wonderful country like our founding fathers & those that have protected & die on the battle fields.
Terri Mountjoy
Ardvark
July 19, 2026 at 7:00 am
Well Mitch does not really have to be there, he knows his good buddy Thune will continue to carry on his RINO obstructions in the senate, aided by Murkowski, Collins, and Tillis among others! The Republican party had expanded the democrats ability to screw over the citizens of this country!
DONALD W BREMER
July 19, 2026 at 10:32 am
my thought is that Mitch McConnell is staying out just for the reason to hol up the vote on the Save Act. Has the Republican Party in South Dakota started a recall on Senator Thune?
CS
July 19, 2026 at 10:33 am
Well….if the people keep voting them back in, who’s at fault? We’ll never get Congress to pass term limits on themselves! It should be put on the ballot snd the American people should decide, once and for all!!!!
Grammy Leslie
July 19, 2026 at 2:50 pm
It should be a mandatory rule that a congressional politician has to keep his/her colleagues/constituents apprised of medical diagnosis and recovery period. An interim person needs to be assigned to vote in their place while he/she is on the mend. If there is no chance for recovery, an immediate special election needs to take place for a replacement until the next voting period. A temporary appointment by the governor of that state needs to be made until the special election. It’s not fair to the American people for the McConnell team to keep us in the dark.
Kenneth Allen Roberts
July 19, 2026 at 3:47 pm
Perhaps age limits similar to those adhered to by some law enforcement agencies would be effective. For example, to the best of my knowledge the policy of the New Jersey State Police was in by 35 and out by 55. Tweaking the numbers, realizing the job isn’t as demanding as a road police officer but nevertheless deals with law then the policy should be in by 45 and out by 80, as an example..
While acknowledging that no two 80 year old people are the same (such as President Trump’s strong leadership abilities vs the colossal failure and weak to non-existent leadership abilities of Ex-President
Biden) I think this would be a fair policy for all.
AbolishRhinoTraitors
July 19, 2026 at 7:40 pm
I think someone in the DOJ, or the Governor of Kentucky, or the President himself needs to go visit Mitch the traitor in the hospital. I agree with Grammy who wrote: “mandatory rule that a congressional politician has to keep his/her colleagues/constituents apprised of medical diagnosis and recovery period. An interim person needs to be assigned to vote in their place while he/she is on the mend. If there is no chance for recovery, an immediate special election needs to take place for a replacement until the next voting period. A temporary appointment by the governor of that state needs to be made until the special election. It’s not fair to the American people for the McConnell team to keep us in the dark.”
Not only do Kentuckians have a right to know but all the American people have the right to know as his ‘medical situation’ affects everyone.
I also agree with the person who said South Dakota should recall traitor Thune. I got an email from his staff asking for support and money and I wrote back that I would not give him a sip of water if he was dying from thirst as he is a traitor for holding up the SAVE Act.