Mitch McConnell is a turtle, claims Wikipedia edit made from inside Congress

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is not a human, but a turtle, according to some jokester Wikipedia editor.

What's more, whoever made the edit did so using an IP address linked the the House of Representatives, according to @congress-edits, a Twitter account that flags edits made by people on the Hill. That doesn't necessarily mean a rival lawmaker took an anonymous jab at McConnell, but simply that someone who had access to Congress' internet connection pulled the prank.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.