July 08, 2026 3:46 PM ET CNN featured a statement about Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell from a parody X account, apparently believing it was made by a real congressman. Wednesday’s episode of “CNN This Morning” displayed the satirical account’s quote side by side with similar comments about McConnell’s current health situation from spokespersons for Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Majority Whip John Barrasso and conservative commentator Scott Jennings.“I spoke to my old friend Mitch McConnell this morning, the senior Senator from Kentucky. He’s still recovering in the hospital. We talked for just shy of 45 minutes,” read Kimble’s Tuesday X post — which CNN featured on the Wednesday morning segment. Host Audie Cornish appeared to read aloud a portion of the satirical quote on ai