A claim that Mitch McConnell may be too impaired to serve, with unelected handlers casting his votes — bad for public trust in the Senate.

• McConnell is reportedly being wheeled onto the Senate floor while staffers whisper how to vote, raising doubts he is actually making decisions.
• His wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, is rumored to be effectively running his office, echoing how a Pelosi aide guided an ailing Dianne Feinstein.
• A red flag: McConnell blocked Trump's favored Save Act, something the old McConnell would never have done.
• Republicans may quietly tolerate it because a special election could hand the seat to Thomas Massie, whom Trump dislikes, while the party badly needs every vote.
• The bigger worry is that impaired senators still get classified briefings — on Iran and the defense budget — and Chao meeting Chinese officials raises questions about where that information goes.

Outlook: Neither party looks eager to force McConnell out, so the questions about who is really casting his votes will likely linger.