Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) Sunday statement updating the public on his health raised red flags for at least one political analyst.
Camila DeChalus, a CNN political reporter based in Washington, D.C., said on Sunday's broadcast of "CNN Newsroom" that McConnell's statement was a "defining moment" in the saga because of what the senator revealed about himself.
"You all know how folks of my generation often hesitate to share the vulnerability that comes with growing older. Even in the public eye, I feel that same instinct – I can’t help it. But at the same time, I’ve had more than my share of experience with physical vulnerabilities," McConnell's statement reads in part.
DeChalus said the amount of vulnerability that McConnell showed in his statement was "telling."
"That's what made his recent hospitalization this time around that he remained a little bit silent on what transpired," she said.
DeChalus also described McConnell's statement as a "defining moment" in American politics.
"This is a reallykey defining moment because you have this past week wherethe democratic governor ofKentucky put out a public letterrequesting a health update fromthe senator and really lamentingabout how his constituents havethe right to know about hiscurrent health condition and ... most importantly, whether heis still fit to continue toserve in office," DeChalus noted. "And really, inthis statement, he really does detail laying out what he's beenthrough and his path, how openand public his otherhospitalizations were, and whyhe kind of remained silent on this."