Washington — Sen. Mitch McConnell checked himself right into a hospital on Monday evening “after experiencing flu-like signs,” a spokesman for the Kentucky Republican stated Tuesday.
The spokesman, David Popp, stated it was executed out of an “abundance of warning” and McConnell’s “prognosis is constructive.”
“He’s grateful for the superb care he’s receiving,” Popp stated. “He’s in common contact along with his employees and appears ahead to returning to Senate enterprise.”
The 83-year-old senator has not voted this week, however did vote Friday on passage of an enormous bundle to fund the rest of the federal government.
Throughout Friday’s Senate session, McConnell spoke on the ground for a number of minutes concerning the full-year protection appropriations invoice.
McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, has confronted a number of well being scares lately. In 2023, he was hospitalized with a concussion after a fall and later appeared to freeze in two separate cases. He suffered minor accidents in 2024 after one other fall.
He introduced final 12 months that he wouldn’t run for reelection in 2026 after greater than 40 years within the Senate..
