Mitch McConnell

The Kentucky senator suffered a concussion and minor rib fracture when he fell during a Washington D.C. dinner event Wednesday night.

A handful of Republicans reached out to McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in U.S. On top of a concussion, doctors discovered over the weekend that the senator also suffered a minor rib fracture, Popp said in a statement. dinner event last week, resulting in a concussion and minor rib fracture.

The age of American politicians in power is under scrutiny after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, 81, fell at a Washington, D.C., dinner last week.

The next-oldest Republican in the House is Texas Rep. In the House, the average age is 57 years, with the oldest member, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat, is the second-oldest, at 85. each morning and not missing a vote for decades, with the exception of COVID quarantine." This practice has resulted in calls for term limits by federal politicians as several octogenarians continue to serve in seats of power — including in the West Wing. Coming in third is Rep. As a child, the senator was treated for polio, and he has since acknowledged some difficulty in adulthood in climbing stairs. "Mitch McConnell is not fit to lead the senate GOP. His predecessor, Donald Trump, is 76 years old. "We get this question a lot, as you all know," Jean Pierre said last month. [MCCONNELL BEING TREATED FOR CONCUSSION AFTER FALL](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mcconnell-being-treated-concussion-fall) Chao is McConnell's wife.

(CNN) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been discharged from the hospital after being treated for a concussion and a rib fracture, ...

CNN reported Friday that McConnell was acting normally and eager to be discharged from the hospital. McConnell had been admitted to a hospital and was being treated for a concussion, according to the statement at the time. McConnell, who is 81 years old, is one of the most prominent figures in the Republican Party and on Capitol Hill. “Leader McConnell’s concussion recovery is proceeding well and the Leader was discharged from the hospital today. “That decision will be made by the Leader’s physicians and the therapists. He was expected, it said, to stay at the hospital “for a few days of observation and treatment.”

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) was discharged from the hospital but will enter an inpatient rehabilitation facility before he returns home ...

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