Republicans Called Out for ‘Lies’ Over Missing Mitch McConnell

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty Mitch McConnell has not been seen in more than two months, and while some Republicans have claimed to have spoken to the 84-year-old senator, the people of Kentucky have been left in the dark. Democrat Charles Booker, who is running to fill McConnell’s Senate seat, is not buying Republican claims that they’ve spoken to the senator since he was rushed to the hospital on June 14. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Whip John Barrasso,…