India, July 7 -- Staff for Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell said last week that he is "continuing his recovery" in a hospital while the Senate is out of session, but his office has released no details about his condition during his weekslong hospitalization or whether he'll be at the Capitol when the Senate returns next week.

Amid the lack of updates, there is speculation across social media, with unverified claims circulating online.

Amid the lack of official updates, right-wing activist Laura Loomer posted unverified claims on X citing an anonymous source. "High level source close to the White House tells me 'Mitch McConnell is officially brain dead. He's not coming back,'" she wrote.

In a follow-up post, she added, "Mitch McConnell ...