McConnell provides health update after long unexplained absence; says he suffered fall, pneumonia
Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he suffered a fall that rendered him unconscious and landed him in the hospital, leading to a multi-week absence. McConnell,...
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- Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he suffered a fall that rendered him unconscious and landed him in the hospital, leading to a multi-week absence.
- McConnell, 84 — who has been absent from the Senate since he was hospitalized on June 14 — also provided a photo of himself with a statement explaining his condition.
- "[L]ast month, I took a fall which landed me in the hospital," McConnell said in the statement to his constituents.
- But I was briefly unconscious and was taken to the hospital." The former Senate GOP leader said he also "had to deal with a mild case of pneumonia" while in the hospital.
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Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he suffered a fall that rendered him unconscious and landed him in the hospital, leading to a multi-week absence. McConnell, 84 — who has been absent from the Senate since he was hospitalized on June 14 — also provided a photo of himself with a statement explaining his condition. "[L]ast month, I took a fall which landed me in the hospital," McConnell said in the statement to his constituents. But I was briefly unconscious and was taken to the hospital." The former Senate GOP leader said he also "had to deal with a mild case of pneumonia" while in the hospital. McConnell is the longest-serving party leader in Senate history. McConnell said in the statement that he remains fit to serve, but will not return to the Senate yet.