Senator Mitch McConnell has been rushed to the hospital for the second time this year.
According to McConnell’s Office, the 84-year-old senator was rushed to the hospital on Sunday morning for an undisclosed health issue.
A spokesperson from McConnell’s office did not reveal the senator’s current health status but did note he is receiving “excellent care.”
Fox News reported more on the recent development:
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was hospitalized for an undisclosed health issue, according to his office.
“Sen. McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning,” McConnell’s Communications Director David Popp told Fox News. “He is receiving excellent care.”
McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, was previously hospitalized for eight days earlier this year after experiencing “flu-like symptoms.”
The 84-year-old senator announced last February that he would not seek reelection and would retire when his current term ends in January 2027.
McConnell has dealt with a series of health episodes in recent years, including injuries from falls and multiple instances in which he briefly froze while speaking publicly.
Only Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, at 92 and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at 84, are older than McConnell in Congress.
McConnell was previously hospitalized in February after experiencing flu-like symptoms.
CBS News reports:
Sen. Mitch McConnell checked himself into a hospital on Monday night "after experiencing flu-like symptoms," a spokesman for the Kentucky Republican said Tuesday. The spokesman, David Popp, said it was done out of an "abundance of caution," and McConnell's "prognosis is… pic.twitter.com/moF8kdgpT2
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) February 4, 2026
McConnell in recent years has “frozen up” on multiple occasions while addressing the press:
Glitch McConnell needs to RETIRE!
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) February 13, 2025
Another one:
Here’s the old video of Mitch McConnell freezes and appears unwell at a press conference pic.twitter.com/dNMRLN5l6Z
— Global Index (@TheGlobal_Index) March 11, 2025
McConnell has also been spotted being pushed around in a wheelchair on Capitol Hill over the last several years:
Meet puppets for the deep state
Mitch McConnell is currently being pushed around the US Senate in a wheel chair with a bandaged face. pic.twitter.com/B6CMa6I4cX
— Mr.NoName (@MrNoNamew) December 11, 2024
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