Senate Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has been hospitalized in Washington, DC after a fall Wednesday night.
His spokesman David Popp told
Fox News that McConnell, 81, was attending a private dinner at a hotel and tripped.
According to a statement from McConnell's team, "This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during a private dinner. He has been admitted to the hospital where he is receiving treatment."
The extent of his injuries, if any, is not yet known.
Comment: More from
Newsweek:
McConnell's injury is the latest incident of a Senate member requiring hospital treatment. Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein, 89, was taken to hospital last week to be treated for shingles, with Pennsylvania's John Fetterman, 53, who suffered a stroke during his campaign in 2022, currently being treated for clinical depression.
No other details about McConnell's fall have been released, including how long he is expected to remain in the hospital.
McConnell was dining at the Waldorf Astoria when he fell, according to a tweet from John Bresnahan, co-founder of political daily Punchbowl News, who first reported on the news.
The Senate minority leader, a survivor of childhood polio, is one of oldest lawmakers currently serving in the Senate.
It's interesting that this comes about right after McConnell stood alongside Democrat Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in condemning Tucker Carlson for releasing January 6th footage to the public, asserting his membership to the UniParty.
Perhaps just an attempt to slip out through the backdoor, figuratively speaking...