McConnell hospitalized after fall in DC

Senate Republican Chief Mitch McConnell (Ky.) was hospitalized Wednesday evening after a fall in Washington, D.C.

The 81-year-old tripped whereas attending a non-public dinner, a spokesperson for the senator informed The Hill, and has been admitted to a hospital “the place he’s receiving remedy.” 

CNN, citing an unidentified supply, stories the autumn occurred at D.C.’s Waldorf Astoria lodge. 

Additional particulars in regards to the extent of McConnell’s harm or his anticipated restoration time weren’t disclosed. 

The senator tripped and fell at his Kentucky house in 2019, sustaining a shoulder fracture for which he underwent surgical procedure. Then-77 years previous, McConnell labored from house for just a few weeks throughout restoration. 

McConnell mentioned through the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic that he was handled for polio as a toddler, an sickness that left him with issue navigating stairs even in maturity. 

It’s not but clear whether or not the Senate Republican chief’s harm will take him out of the higher chamber, which Democrats management with a slim 51-49 majority, throughout remedy and restoration. 

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) was launched this week from the hospital after lacking every week of votes whereas out with shingles, and is now recovering at house. 

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who suffered a stroke on the marketing campaign path, was hospitalized final month after feeling lightheaded. Docs dominated out one other stroke, however he checked into the hospital once more a number of days later to be handled for medical despair.

–Up to date at 7:38 a.m.