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Shop NowKentucky Senator Mitch McConnell has been diagnosed with a concussion after a fall at a Washington hotel Wednesday evening. According to a spokesperson he is currently being treated at a local hospital and will be there for a few days.
Mitch McConnell Hospitalized After Fall at Former Trump Hotel in DC: Report https://t.co/8DPUuLrrIg
— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) March 9, 2023
“Leader McConnell tripped at a dinner event Wednesday evening and has been admitted to the hospital and is being treated for a concussion,” David Popp, McConnell’s spokesperson, said. “He is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days of observation and treatment.”
Witnesses say that the accident occurred at a fund-raising dinner at the Waldorf Astoria hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and the Capitol. Other Republican senators attended the function as well but claim that they were not at the dinner that followed, so they did not witness the accident.
Chuck Schumer wasn't the only politician outraged by our January 6 reporting. He was joined by a cascade of Republicans, including Mitch McConnell. pic.twitter.com/8P95x0W8Ij
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) March 8, 2023
After his fall, Mr. McConnell, who is 81 years old, was taken by ambulance to George Washington University Hospital.
McConnell might be absent from the Senate for some time, at this time it is unclear how quickly the elderly McConnell will recover. The Senate Minority Leader has a history of falls due to contracting polio as a child which left him with a slight limp.
Wednesday was a busy day for Mitch as he had been at the Capitol well into the evening as the Senate voted to overturn a new District of Columbia criminal code that reduces mandatory minimum sentences for some violent offenses.
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell is lobbying virtually everyone he sees at the hospital for his release and is acting like his usual self, according to a senior adviser who has spent much of the past two days with him. https://t.co/M25MKpcyO4
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 10, 2023
President Biden had initially opposed the legislation, but Wednesday’s vote pushed the bill to the White House to be signed. Biden has shown a change in attitude toward the bill as he said last week that he would sign it.
