Sen. Mitch McConnell, 84, revealed that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about his health condition. McConnell said in a statement that he was “briefly unconscious” around the time he was first taken to the hospital and has undergone a battery of tests to try and determine what led to his fall.
McConnell’s Health Update
He explained that his doctors have confirmed he didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion. He also didn’t have a heart attack or a stroke, and he doesn’t have any tumors or hemorrhages. McConnell is now “regaining my strength” and is being treated for mild pneumonia at a rehabilitation facility.
McConnell had provided little information since his hospitalization on June 14, his office insisting only that he was “receiving excellent care” and recovering. Speculation about his condition grew so intense that Kentucky’s Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear took the extraordinary step last week of issuing a public letter asking McConnell to update the public in a “transparent manner.”
McConnell is retiring at the end of January after one of the most consequential careers in modern politics. Republicans have nominated U.S. Rep. Andy Barr to replace him, while Democrats have nominated former state lawmaker Charles Booker. He said he is determined to finish out his term and has “unfinished business to complete” on behalf of Kentuckians.
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