Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell Hospitalized After Fall

The leader of the Senate GOP, Mitch McConnell, was rushed to the hospital Wednesday evening after tripping and falling during the Senate Leadership Fund dinner. The Republican Senate minority leader and former Senate president reportedly suffered a concussion.

McConnell is currently receiving medical treatment and will likely remain in the hospital for "a few days." Close ally and Utah Republican Senator Mitt Romney predicted that the Senate minority leader will remain hospitalized over the weekend but would return to the Senate next week.

The dinner was held at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC, formerly the Trump International Hotel, and the event was for a cause aligned with the Kentucky senator, according to the Associated Press.

The Kentucky Senator, once Senate President, recently rebuked Fox News host Tucker Carlson for his downplaying of the January 6 Riot, agreeing with the Capitol Police Chief and Democrats, saying that the embattled host's reporting of what happened was a "mistake."

President Joe Biden, Other Politicians Wish Mitch McConnell Well

According to Al Jazeera, after news broke of McConnell's fall and hospitalization, several politicians sent their well-wishes to him and his family.

President Joe Biden, who said he recently spoke to the ailing senator's family, wished his former Senate colleague a "speedy recovery" on Twitter.

The president noted that after speaking with the senator's family, he said that the elderly senator will be "all right."

South Dakota Sen. John Thune, the No. 2 Republican, revealed that the 81-year-old McConnell's fall happened later in the evening as he was delivering his remarks during the Wednesday night dinner "as usual."

McConnell's Democratic counterpart, Senate President Chuck Schumer of California, stated that he tried to call McConnell but was instead directed to staff. However, he stated that he was able to send his well-wishes.

The former Senate President is apparently not taking any calls and may have been ordered to take a break, as noted by Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri, who said that none of the other Senators, Republican or Democrat, have been able to reach McConnell.

"We just need to make sure that the leader does what he's told," said Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, another Republican.

Falling Proves to be a Danger for the Elderly Like Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell is already 81 and is the longest-serving official in the Senate. However, this was not the first time that the senator has fallen, as in 2019, when he also fell in his home in Kentucky and was also hospitalized.

Slate noted that falls could be dangerous to the elderly, like the former Senate president, as it has been the leading cause of accidental death for the elderly for the past decade. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention even released a fact sheet that warns Americans that the country is on track to experience seven deaths by falling every hour.

Research suggests that a third of elderly adults who are admitted to the hospital for a fall die within the year.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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