Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says he received two calls from agencies indicating that U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell had “passed,” while McConnell was hospitalized after suffering a fall in June. According to Beshear, the calls came in close succession and suggested McConnell had died. The governor has described the information as coming from official channels at the time, though details about which agencies called were not provided in the accounts shared by the outlets. The reports indicate that Beshear was relaying what he was told during the period when McConnell was receiving medical care following his injury. The story reflects how rapidly changing information can circulate during major health incidents involving high-profile public figures, particularly when communications between agencies and elected officials are involved. Other outlets referenced the governor’s account without adding further substantiation beyond the claim that agencies contacted him to report McConnell’s death while he remained hospitalized. The information is presented as Beshear’s account of what he was notified about at the time.