McConnell misses annual Kentucky ham breakfast despite frequent attendance in years past
LOUISVILLE — Kentucky Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell continues to be absent from public life after he was hospitalized in June. McConnell did not attend the Kentucky Farm Bureau Country Ham Breakfast at the state… Read the full report at Kentucky Lantern
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