Footage shows responders moving Senator McConnell June 14

Newly released footage and eyewitness accounts have provided additional details about the medical emergency that led to the hospitalization of Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on June 14. The video, confirmed by CNN, shows emergency responders transporting a person on a stretcher from McConnell’s Washington, D.C., residence and loading them into an ambulance.

A neighbor told CNN they observed a significant emergency response, including two ambulances, a fire truck, and Capitol Police officers blocking the street outside McConnell’s home around 8:30 a.m. that morning. Approximately 30 minutes later, the neighbor said they watched first responders remove a person on a stretcher from the residence. The footage, recorded from a distance, does not show the individual’s face. The neighbor described the person as being covered with an “orange foam-looking blanket,” with their feet exposed and appearing motionless during a brief glimpse.

When the neighbor inquired about the situation, officers stated there had been a medical emergency but did not confirm the identity of the individual, saying they would block the street for anybody. The neighbor said another eyewitness on the block...