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Mock headline jokes that Mitch McConnell is 'found alive again'

Original: 🗞️ 📰 Mitch McConnell Found Alive--Again --Reuters # 2050BreakingNews # HashTagGames # USpol # TrumpsAmerica

A satirical news headline styled as a Reuters alert declares that Mitch McConnell has been found alive -- again, framed as breaking news from the year 2050. The joke plays on the longtime Kentucky senator's advanced age, recurring public health episodes and long tenure in Washington, implying he would still be in office decades from now.

Why now: People keep joking about McConnell's age and health after his freeze-ups and retirement from Senate leadership

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• 🗞️ 📰 Mitch McConnell Found Alive--Again --Reuters # 2050BreakingNews # HashTagGames # USpol # TrumpsAmerica · DrOinOR · 9

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