When a reporter asked whether “there [was] anything going on we should know about?”

McConnell only said “no concerns.”

When asked whether he had health issues, McConnell replied, “Of course not.”

Mitch McConnell

He didn’t respond when he was asked whether he was being treated by a doctor.

Even his aides were cagey when reporters on Capitol Hill asked about McConnell’s health (viaCNN).

His denial hasn’t really helped people rally to his cause, nor has it generated much sympathy.

Mitch McConnell’s hands

As one prominent social media activistpointed out: “Whatever happened to McConnell, happened recently.

In photos on 10/15, his hands look normal.

Onecommented: “Looks like a fall to me.

I say that as a 68-year-old woman who has entered that world of falling.

It changes your life.

Why isn’t there a leak?”

But the reason for the curiosity is clear.