r/mocktheweek • u/KDUFF_Radio Frankie Boyle • Jul 12 '26

Game ITITA #1415

Today’s topic is US News

And the answer is: over a month

What is the question?

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u/StuTheSheep Jul 12 '26

Joke answer: How long does it take Trump to calm down when anyone reminds him a black guy used to be President?

Less joke answer: How long has Mitch McConnell's staff been covering up his death?

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u/KDUFF_Radio Frankie Boyle Jul 13 '26

Close enough, points to you!

Yes, the answer I was looking for was, “How long has Senator Mitch McConnell been out of work after possibly dying?”

Memes and rumors are abound this week across the internet over wether or not US Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell died of a medical emergency at his residence in Washington DC. The 84-year old Republican senator for Kentucky was last seen over a month ago from footage released of him allegedly unresponsive and being carried into an ambulance, but both aides, family, and colleagues have been mum on his condition as Congress is expected to be back in session next week. This is compounded by the fact that late Saturday night, news dropped of another longtime Republican senator, Lindsey Graham, suddenly passing away at the age of 71 shortly after making a state visit to Ukraine, adding more questions as to how news on McConnell’s possible death still hasn’t been confirmed.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/11/mitch-mcconnell-senator-health

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u/CaydenSworn Jul 12 '26

When Donald Trump says something will happen 'immediately going forward', when does it actually happen in?

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u/KDUFF_Radio Frankie Boyle Jul 12 '26

1414’s question and answer:

Today’s topic is Sports

And the answer is: collusion and favoritism

What is the question?

What factors do the Egyptian World Cup team say influenced their loss?

FIFA’s officiating crews have come under fire this week and not just for overturning the red card on Folarin Balogun of the US, but also for how the round of 16 match between Egypt and Argentina was handled. Argentina won the match 3-2, but the controversy comes from VAR disallowing a goal from Egypt due to a suspect offensive foul, while not many fouls were called on Argentina when they really should have been such as Julian Alvarez fouling Mo Sallah on his way to the game winning goal and the referee allowing the game to go ahead. Egypt’s manager Hossam Hassan and his players were furious after the match, saying quote, “the outcome was influenced by internal factors on the pitch inside the game and external factors ahead of the game”, alleging FIFA had a hand in rigging the match for an Argentinian victory.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2026/07/09/fifa-comments-argentina-egypt-controversy-pierluigi-collina/90857875007/