{"id":3084,"date":"2026-07-08T20:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3084"},"modified":"2026-07-08T20:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:08:00","slug":"cnn-appears-to-fall-for-joke-x-account-during-mitch-mcconnell-segment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3084","title":{"rendered":"CNN Appears To Fall For Joke X Account During Mitch McConnell Segment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>CNN featured a statement about Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell from a parody X account, apparently believing it was made by a real congressman.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3082\">Six Biggest Revelations To Come Out Of The Charlie Kirk Murder Preliminary Hearing So Far<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s episode of \u201cCNN This Morning\u201d displayed the satirical account\u2019s quote side by side with similar comments about McConnell\u2019s current health situation from spokespersons for Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Majority Whip John Barrasso and conservative commentator Scott Jennings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI spoke to my old friend Mitch McConnell this morning, the senior Senator from Kentucky. He\u2019s still recovering in the hospital. We talked for just shy of 45 minutes,\u201d read Kimble\u2019s Tuesday X post \u2014 which CNN featured on the Wednesday morning segment.<\/p>\n<p>Host Audie Cornish appeared to read aloud a portion of the satirical quote on air during the early morning segment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, you have a lot of Senate Republicans coming out, we\u2019re just going to show some on screen \u2026 all saying I talked to him, I talked to him, I talked to him for 20 minutes, I talked to him for 45 minutes,\u201d she said, with the \u201c45 minutes\u201d part appearing to reference the parody account.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCNN\u2019s Extreme leftwing bias exposed,\u201d Kimble wrote on X later Wednesday morning, including a screenshot of the side by side posts. <strong>(RELATED: \u2018Get Your Hand Out Of My F*cking Face!\u2019: CNN Panel Goes Off The Rails)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v7a9cbc\/?pub=4\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>Kimble describes himself as a \u201cRepublican Representing CA\u2019s 54th Dist. &amp; co-sponsor of Poe\u2019s Law. Detective Jesus #1: Thou Shalt Not Kill is out on Amazon,\u201d according to the parody account\u2019s X bio. California only has 52 congressional districts.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3080\">EXCLUSIVE: Daily Caller Documentary Goes Inside The Mega-Prison That Crushed El Salvador\u2019s Gangs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy campaign has been working hard to contact you about your car\u2019s extended warranty,\u201d according to Kimble\u2019s \u201ccampaign\u201d website.<\/p>\n<p>CNN did not immediately respond to The Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s immediate request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell, the former Senate majority leader, was hospitalized on June 14 with paramedics finding him unconscious at home in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell\u2019s office sent an email on Tuesday including multiple similar statements from fellow senators and other individuals all saying they spoke to the Kentucky Republican.<\/p>\n<p>Thune \u2014\u00a0who succeeded McConnell as the Senate\u2019s GOP leader in 2025 \u2014\u00a0allegedly spoke with McConnell for a \u201clengthy and substantive conversation\u201d regarding national security, on the phone, a source told the\u00a0Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Thune\u2019s office did not immediately respond to the DCNF\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact\u00a0licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3078\">Judge Who Helped Illegal Immigrant Evade ICE Walks Away With $5,000 Fine, No Prison Time<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN featured a statement about Republican Kentucky Sen. 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