Key takeaways:
- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was admitted to a hospital after tripping at a local hotel during a private dinner.
- McConnell has been instrumental in helping the Republican Party achieve key priorities.
- The Senate Minority Leader’s office has not released any further information about his condition or the extent of his injuries.
Washington, DC – Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was admitted to a hospital on Wednesday evening after tripping at a local hotel during a private dinner.
According to a statement from McConnell’s spokesman Doug Andres, the 81-year-old Kentucky senator tripped and was taken to the hospital for treatment. This is not the first time McConnell has suffered a fall; in 2019, he fractured his shoulder after tripping at his home in Kentucky.
McConnell is the Senate’s longest-serving Republican leader and has been instrumental in helping the party achieve key priorities, including stocking the Supreme Court with conservative justices, passing Trump-era tax cuts, and frequently thwarting Democrats’ legislative agenda.
McConnell’s office has not released any further information about his condition or the extent of his injuries. However, McConnell’s spokesman said that he is receiving treatment and that the office will provide updates when available.
McConnell’s fall comes at a time when the Senate is in the midst of a heated debate over President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan. It is unclear how McConnell’s hospitalization will affect the debate.
The Senate Minority Leader’s office has not released any further information about his condition or the extent of his injuries. We will provide updates as they become available.
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