About this episode

Desiree Townsend discusses Mitch McConnell's health and the media's coverage of it.

Independent Journalist and Capitol Hill Correspondent Desiree Townsend has done an incredible job covering what national media outlets have not - Senator Mitch McConnell's near month-long hospital stay and illness. She was the first to report the audio of the 911 call. Desiree not only holds members of Congress accountable with face-to-face questions, she holds the news media accountable for not asking those same questions. Follow her reporting on X (@Cheering4Change) or TikTok (@cheerleader4change) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tom-roten-show--5987430/support .

People in this episode

Guest: Desiree Townsend

Topics covered

• Capitol Hill
• Mitch McConnell
• health news
• media accountability
• politics

Keywords

• Mitch McConnell
• Desiree Townsend
• Capitol Hill
• hospital stay
• media accountability

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Organizations: Uncommon Media Group

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