The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican is in rehab and developed pneumonia while hospitalized, his office says
McConnell says fall led to hospitalization, breaks weeks of silence
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Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, revealed on Sunday that a fall led to his recent hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about his health condition. In a statement, the Kentucky Republican said he has undergone a battery of tests as doctors investigate the cause of the fall. He is now in a rehabilitation center and will not return to the Senate "quite yet."
While hospitalized, McConnell developed pneumonia and was treated with antibiotics, according to a separate statement from his office attributed to an unidentified attending doctor. The statement included a smiling photo of McConnell with his wife Elaine Chao, a tacit response to online speculation that he had died or was incapacitated.
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McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition.
reliability moderate3/3 sourcesMcConnell, 84, said in a statement that he has undergone a battery of tests as doctors try to determine what led to his fall.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesSen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican’s health.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesMcConnell said he is now in a rehabilitation center and will not be returning to the Senate “quite yet”.
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The statement included a smiling picture of the senator with his wife Elaine Chao, a tacit response to speculation online that McConnell had died or was incapacitated.
according to The Boston GlobeWhile hospitalized, he developed pneumonia and was treated with antibiotics, according to a separate statement that McConnell’s office attributed to the attending doctor. The doctor was not identified.
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