In mid-June, Mitch McConnell was admitted to the hospital for an undisclosed reason, marking the latest health concern for Kentucky’s senior senator and the former Republican Senate majority leader. In the weeks since, speculation has grown as the 84-year-old remains in the hospital with scant updates on his condition, and newly surfaced dispatch audio suggests McConnell was likely unconscious when emergency responders arrived to take him there.

NBC News reports that it obtained EMS dispatch audio from June 14, the day McConnell was hospitalized, which revealed that paramedics arrived on scene in response to a report of an “unconscious person” and a possible “cardiac arrest.” In another clip, a paramedic can be heard saying “CPR in progress,” per reports from CBS News and CNN, both of which reviewed the audio. Portions of the dispatch call were first shared by journalist Desirée Townsend on social........

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