An aide to Mitch McConnell twice stonewalled a journalist’s questions about whether the missing Republican senator will be putting out a video statement to prove he’s alive and on the mend.
Spokesperson Robert Steurer, 59, who has worked on McConnell’s team for more than two decades, refused to answer questions from independent journalist Nicholas Ballasy on two separate occasions on Wednesday.
Ballasy uploaded video of both encounters to X. The latest features Steurer, who stands to earn more than $226,000 this year from his role on McConnell’s team, simply walking away from the camera as Ballasy asks about a possible video statement from his boss.
Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Senior Communications Adviser Robert Steurer wouldn’t respond when asked if McConnell will release a video statement. He also wouldn’t respond to KY Gov. @AndyBeshearKY, who has been calling for McConnell to verbally address the public pic.twitter.com/f9cx9RvTrf
— Nicholas A Ballasy (@NicholasBallasy) July 30, 2026
Two photos and a press release later and people still wonder if the man can form a sentence.
At this point the silence is doing more talking than the senator.