Infection, likely from knee implant device.
Also had heart problems.
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/rep-elijah-cummings-resting-home-knee-operation-rehab
More likely from std
“Infection, likely from knee implant device.”
Perhaps with his immune system weakened from diabetes, the result of listening to the ‘professionals’ and thus eating far too many carbohydrates.