Mitch McConnell

2023 - 3 - 8

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GOP leader Mitch McConnell is hospitalized after fall, his ... (NPR)

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell tripped and fell Wednesday at a hotel and was hospitalized for treatment, a spokesman for the senator said.

In 2018 he became the longest-serving Senate leader before losing that position in 2021. Currently the Senate minority leader, McConnell was first elected in 1984 to the U.S. He has been admitted to the hospital where he is receiving treatment" said McConnell spokesman Doug Andres.

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Mitch McConnell Hospitalized After Tripping at Washington Hotel (The New York Times)

The Senate minority leader tripped during a private dinner, his spokesman said. No details on the 81-year-old Republican's condition were available.

Last year, he overwhelmingly [won re-election as the party’s Senate leader](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/16/us/politics/mitch-mcconnell-rick-scott-senate.html), holding off Senator Rick Scott of Florida in the first challenge he had faced since assuming the Republican leadership post in 2007. “He has been admitted to the hospital where he is receiving treatment.” Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the minority leader, was hospitalized on Wednesday after tripping at a hotel in Washington, D.C., his spokesman said.

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Mitch McConnell hospitalized after a fall (Politico)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was hospitalized late Wednesday after a fall, according to a spokesperson for the senator. David Popp, the Kentucky ...

He worked from home for a time after that. He has been admitted to the hospital where he is receiving treatment.” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was hospitalized late Wednesday after a fall, according to a spokesperson for the senator.

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Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall in hotel (CNN)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized after a fall at a hotel in Washington, DC.

“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,” a spokesperson for the Kentucky Republican said in a statement. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized after a fall at a hotel in Washington, DC.

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Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall (Axios)

"This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during a private dinner," his spokesperson said.

Details: "This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during a private dinner," the Republican leader's spokesperson said. [longest-serving Senate leader](https://www.axios.com/2023/01/03/mitch-mcconnell-mansfield-senate-party-leader) in U.S. [seventh term](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/03/us/politics/kentucky-mcconnell.html)after first being [elected](https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/about)to the Senate in 1984 and was the chamber's majority leader from 2015 to 2021. [Mitch McConnell](https://www.axios.com/2023/01/27/mcconnell-evolution-debt-ceiling) (R-Ky.) has been hospitalized after he fell at a Washington, D.C., hotel on Wednesday, his spokesperson said. - McConnell has remained in charge of the Senate GOP at a time of intense turmoil in the party, with powerful populist currents threatening its traditional power structures. [Politics & Policy](https://www.axios.com/politics-policy)

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Mitch McConnell in hospital after fall in Washington DC (The Guardian)

Republican senate leader 'tripped at a hotel during a private dinner' and is receiving treatment, according to a spokesperson.

McConnell was first elected to the US Senate in 1984. He has been admitted to the hospital where he is receiving treatment,” David Popp, communications director for McConnell said in a statement. [Republicans](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans), as the minority party, have had an easier time with intermittent absences.

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Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall at DC hotel (ABC News)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized following a fall at a Washington, D.C., hotel, his team said.

McConnell has served as the Republican leader in the Senate since 2007 and became the longest-serving party leader in the history of the Senate earlier this year. At this time, his team is not providing any further information on the extent of McConnell’s injuries or how long he is expected to remain in the hospital. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized following a fall at a Washington, D.C., hotel, his team told ABC News late Wednesday night.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after falling (CNBC)

McConnell, R-Ky., tripped at a hotel and was taken to a hospital, a spokesperson said. Additional information about his condition was not immediately ...

Vito Maggiolo, a spokesman for the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, said Thursday morning that an "adult male" was transported from the Waldorf Astoria at 9:17 p.m. [became the majority](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-control-senate-after-three-new-senators-are-sworn-n1255054) after the 2020 elections. He has been admitted to the hospital where he is receiving treatment," David Popp, his spokesman, said in a statement. The person was transported to a local hospital and "notes did not indicate patient condition," he said. [suffered a shoulder fracture](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mitch-mcconnell-fractures-shoulder-fall-kentucky-home-spokesman-says-n1039106) after he tripped and fell at his home in Kentucky. [Mitch McConnell](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mcconnell-touts-gop-wins-filibuster-military-spending-rcna62973), R-Ky., was hospitalized after tripping at a hotel Wednesday night, a spokesperson said.

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Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall (The Hill)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was hospitalized after tripping at a local hotel, a spokesman for the senator said.

At the time, he underwent surgery to repair the fracture in his shoulder. The taciturn McConnell is often reluctant to discuss his private life. The Republicans, as the minority party, have had an easier time with intermittent absences. The Senate had just started a summer recess, and he worked from home for some weeks as he recovered. The dinner was at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC, formerly the Trump International Hotel, Washington D.C. He was admitted to a hospital for treatment, spokesman Doug Andres said.

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El senador Mitch McConnell es hospitalizado tras una caída en ... (Univision)

McConnell, de 81 años, se encontraba en una cena privada en un hotel en Washington cuando tropezó y se cayó y tuvo que ser ingresado en un hospital para ...

En 2019, McConnell ya sufrió un tropiezo en su casa de Kentucky y se fracturó el hombro, por lo que tuvo que ser operado. Describió cómo en aquellos tiempos su madre insistía en que él se quedara acostado y trabajaba con él a través de un régimen de fisioterapia. McConnell, de 81 años, se encontraba en una cena privada en un hotel en Washington cuando tropezó y se cayó, tras lo que tuvo que ser ingresado en un hospital, dijo el portavoz, sin dar más detalles sobre su estado o por cuánto tiempo puede llegar a ausentarse de la Cámara Alta.

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El líder de la minoría en el Senado, Mitch McConnell, hospitalizado ... (Telemundo 44 Washington DC)

Un portavoz del político republicano confirmó la información y dijo que McConnell ya recibe tratamiento. Por TELEMUNDO Digital • Hace 8 mins • Actualizado ...

El siguiente en el escalafón republicano en la Cámara Alta es John Thune, de Dakota del Sur. El senador demócrata de Pensilvania John Fetterman, de 53 años y quien sufrió un accidente cerebrovascular durante la campaña electoral el año pasado, se espera que siga de baja unas semanas más mientras recibe tratamiento para una depresión clínica. Sin embargo, al comienzo de la pandemia del COVID-19 compartió su experiencia luchando contra la polio cuando era niño.

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El influyente senador republicano Mitch McConnell hospitalizado ... (CNN)

El líder de la minoría del Senado, Mitch McConnell, ha sido hospitalizado tras sufrir una caída en un hotel de Washington DC.

"Esta noche, el líder McConnell tropezó en un hotel local durante una cena privada. (CNN) -- Mitch McConnell, el líder de la minoría republicana en el Senado de Estados Unidos, fue hospitalizado tras sufrir una caída en un hotel de la ciudad de Washington. El influyente senador republicano Mitch McConnell hospitalizado tras una caída en un hotel

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Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall (Fremont Tribune)

A spokesman for Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says the senator has been hospitalized after tripping and falling at a hotel.

[remain out for some weeks](https://apnews.com/article/john-fetterman-pennsylvania-health-stroke-fbb4da3f23cafd63367109f128441808) as he received care for clinical depression. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., 89, said last week that she had been [hospitalized to be treated for shingles](https://apnews.com/article/feinstein-senate-shingles-e512f4689d34e8ecd8c02f2fc061b952). The Republicans, as the minority party, have had an easier time with intermittent absences. He described how his mother insisted that he stay off his feet as a toddler and worked with him through a determined physical therapy regime. The taciturn McConnell is often reluctant to discuss his private life. At the time, he underwent surgery to repair the fracture in his shoulder.

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Mitch McConnell hospitalized after falling at hotel (The Washington Post)

The 81-year-old Senate Republican leader was attending a private dinner at a local hotel when he tripped, his spokesman said.

[reelected Senate minority leader](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/16/mcconnell-scott-senate-republican-house-control/?itid=hp-top-table-main_p001_f001&itid=lk_inline_manual_2&itid=lk_inline_manual_12), overcoming the first challenge to his leadership following a disappointing performance for Republicans in the [midterm elections](https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/midterms-2022/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2&itid=lk_inline_manual_12). 6](https://www.washingtonpost.com/january-6-capitol-riot/?itid=lk_inline_manual_16), 2021, attack on the U.S. As of December, the [average age ](https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46705#:~:text=Senators%2C%2064.3%20years.&text=The%20overwhelming%20majority%2C%2096%25%2C,Congress%20have%20a%20college%20education.)in the Senate was 64. Trump repeatedly has mocked McConnell’s wife, former transportation secretary Elaine Chao, and has made [ racist remarks](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/25/trump-elaine-chao-asian-americans-mcconnell/?itid=lk_inline_manual_16) about her. GOP hopes of capturing the Senate majority in a difficult year for President Biden and Democrats were dashed by ineffective and problematic candidates who had the backing of Donald Trump. Sen. The procedure kept him out of the public eye for weeks as he McConnell, who is serving his seventh six-year term in the Senate, became GOP leader in 2007. The GOP infighting underscored that while McConnell has overwhelming support in his conference, he has lost key allies to retirement. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger](https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/07/capitol-police-tucker-carlson-footage/?itid=lk_inline_manual_5&itid=lk_inline_manual_17) that said Carlson’s show was “filled with offensive and misleading conclusions.” [showing his hands bruised and bandaged](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mcconnell-health-senate-election/2020/10/27/4859b99e-1865-11eb-82db-60b15c874105_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_10), he downplayed interest in his health as media hype. [spent the congressional break](https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/mcconnells-august-of-missed-opportunities-gives-way-to-a-fierce-fall-session/2019/09/04/1336f16e-cf46-11e9-87fa-8501a456c003_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_6) recovering at home and undergoing physical therapy.

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Líder republicano Mitch McConnell, hospitalizado por caída (Santa Maria Times)

WASHINGTON (AP) — El líder republicano en el Senado, Mitch McConnell, fue hospitalizado tras sufrir una caída luego de tropezar en un hotel el miércoles, ...

El siguiente en el escalafón republicano en la Cámara Alta es John Thune, de Dakota del Sur. El senador demócrata de Pensilvania John Fetterman, de 53 años y quien sufrió un accidente cerebrovascular durante la campaña electoral el año pasado, se espera que siga de baja unas semanas más mientras recibe tratamiento para una depresión clínica. El Senado había comenzado un receso estival y trabajó desde casa durante unas semanas mientras se recuperaba.

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El senador republicano Mitch McConnell recibe tratamiento tras la ... (Telemundo New York)

El senador republicano Mitch McConnell recibe tratamiento tras la caída que sufrió en un hotel · Un portavoz del político republicano confirmó la información y ...

El siguiente en el escalafón republicano en la Cámara Alta es John Thune, de Dakota del Sur. El senador demócrata de Pensilvania John Fetterman, de 53 años y quien sufrió un accidente cerebrovascular durante la campaña electoral el año pasado, se espera que siga de baja unas semanas más mientras recibe tratamiento para una depresión clínica. Sin embargo, al comienzo de la pandemia del COVID-19 compartió su experiencia luchando contra la polio cuando era niño.

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Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell Hospitalized After Fall - GV ... (gvwire.com)

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was hospitalized after tripping at a local hotel, a spokesman for the senator said. The Kentucky senator, who's 81, ...

[remain out for some weeks](https://apnews.com/article/john-fetterman-pennsylvania-health-stroke-fbb4da3f23cafd63367109f128441808) as he received care for clinical depression. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., 89, said last week that she had been [hospitalized to be treated for shingles](https://apnews.com/article/feinstein-senate-shingles-e512f4689d34e8ecd8c02f2fc061b952). The Republicans, as the minority party, have had an easier time with intermittent absences. He described how his mother insisted that he stay off his feet as a toddler and worked with him through a determined physical therapy regime. At the time, he underwent surgery to repair the fracture in his shoulder. The taciturn McConnell is often reluctant to discuss his private life.

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Hospitalizan a Mitch McConnell después de sufrir una caída (El Tiempo Latino)

Mitch McConnell, líder de la minoría del Senado, fue hospitalizado luego de una caída en un hotel en Washington, informó su portavoz David Popp en un ...

En agosto de 2019 se sometió a una cirugía luego de una caída grave en la que se fracturó el hombro después de tropezar frente a su casa en Louisville. McConnell, quien cumple su séptimo mandato de seis años en el Senado, se convirtió en líder del Partido Republicano en 2007. Mitch McConnell, líder de la minoría del Senado, fue hospitalizado luego de una caída en un hotel en Washington, informó su portavoz David Popp en un comunicado el miércoles por la noche.

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Mitch McConnell hospitalized after suffering fall (CBS News)

The Senate minority leader, 81, was at a private dinner at a Washington, D.C., hotel when he tripped and fell, his office said.

[was expected to remain out for some weeks](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-fetterman-depression-senate-return-soon-chief-of-staff-says/) as he received care for clinical depression. At the time, he underwent surgery to repair the fracture in his shoulder. He was Senate majority leader from 2015 to 2021, then became minority leader, the post he still holds. He first appeared in the Franklin Room ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria and hosted a separate dinner afterward in the hotel for the PAC's largest donors. He described how his mother insisted that he stay off his feet as a toddler and worked with him through a determined physical therapy regime. Senate contests, spending more than $170 million on advertising in the closing months in Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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Líder republicano Mitch McConnell, hospitalizado por caída (WPLG Local 10)

El líder republicano en el Senado, Mitch McConnell, fue hospitalizado tras sufrir una caída luego de tropezar en un hotel el miércoles, explicó un vocero ...

El siguiente en el escalafón republicano en la Cámara Alta es John Thune, de Dakota del Sur. El senador demócrata de Pensilvania John Fetterman, de 53 años y quien sufrió un accidente cerebrovascular durante la campaña electoral el año pasado, se espera que siga de baja unas semanas más mientras recibe tratamiento para una depresión clínica. El Senado había comenzado un receso estival y trabajó desde casa durante unas semanas mientras se recuperaba.

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US Senate Republican leader McConnell hospitalized after fall (Reuters)

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, one of the most influential figures in Washington, has been hospitalized after tripping and falling at a hotel in ...

Trump has accused McConnell of being a "RINO," or Republican in Name Only, calling him an "old crow," and lobbing repeated racist attacks against Chao, who served as U.S. The Kentucky Republican has stood as a bulkhead against Trump's "Make American Great Again" faction even as the former president has attacked him and his wife, Elaine Chao. McConnell has long been criticized by Democrats, particularly for his tactics that allowed Republicans to build a 6-3 conservative majority on the U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, said on Thursday he spoke with McConnell's staff Thursday morning and that the Kentucky senator was still recovering in the hospital. He has been admitted to the hospital where he is receiving treatment," his spokesperson said in a statement early on Thursday, giving no further details. Representatives for McConnell did not respond to a request for additional comment.

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US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell treated for concussion (BBC News)

The 81-year-old Senate Minority leader tripped at a Washington DC hotel during a private dinner.

First elected to the Senate in 1984, he has been Senate Republican leader since 2007. He is one of the most senior lawmakers in the Republican Party and leads the party in the upper chamber of Congress. US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has been taken to hospital after a fall at a Washington DC hotel, a spokesman told US media.

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McConnell suffered concussion in fall, will remain hospitalized for ... (CBS News)

The Senate minority leader, 81, was at a private dinner at a Washington, D.C., hotel when he tripped and fell, his office said.

[was expected to remain out for some weeks](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-fetterman-depression-senate-return-soon-chief-of-staff-says/) as he received care for clinical depression. He was Senate majority leader from 2015 to 2021, then became minority leader, the post he still holds. It is unclear if McConnell will be out on Thursday and if that would have an effect on scheduled votes. At the time, he underwent surgery to repair the fracture in his shoulder. He first appeared in the Franklin Room ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria and hosted a separate dinner afterward in the hotel for the PAC's largest donors. He is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days of observation and treatment," spokesman David Popp said Thursday. He described how his mother insisted that he stay off his feet as a toddler and worked with him through a determined physical therapy regime. The Republicans, as the minority party, have had an easier time with intermittent absences. The Senate had just started a summer recess and he worked from home for some weeks as he recovered. "He's awake talking to people." "He's going to be fine. Senate contests, spending more than $170 million on advertising in the closing months in Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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Mitch McConnell treated for concussion after fall at dinner event (Axios)

The GOP leader will remain in the hospital for "a few days of observation and treatment."

What they're saying: "He is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days of observation and treatment. [falling at a dinner event](https://www.axios.com/2023/03/09/mitch-mcconnell-hospitalized-fall-republican) on Wednesday, his office said. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is being treated for a concussion after

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