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Speculation about the 84-year-old senator’s condition has intensified since his hospitalization, fueled in part by online rumors about the severity of his medical emergency.

While no evidence has been publicly presented to substantiate those claims, there is also no publicly available evidence to fundamentally dismiss them, such as video of the aged senator alive and well.

Senate Republican leaders and McConnell’s office have maintained that he is recovering and remains engaged with Senate business, saying he has continued to communicate with colleagues about legislative matters while hospitalized.

Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) issued a statement earlier this week saying that he and McConnell spoke by phone on Monday and shared “a lengthy and substantive conversation that covered a variety of topics, including national security.”

Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released a similar statement, claiming the two had a phone call that lasted “roughly 20 minutes” and that McConnell was “fully engaged and is eager to get back to the Senate.”

CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings, a former McConnell adviser, said his onetime boss had called him and “sounded strong.”