Retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell was mysteriously whisked to the hospital Sunday morning for unknown reasons, and his current condition is not publicly known.
“Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” a spokesperson for McConnell told The Post.
McConnell’s spokesperson declined to give more details about the senator’s hospitalization.
The 84-year-old former Senate GOP leader has long suffered from a string of health-related issues even as he has continued to ask sharp questions during committee hearings as he serves out the remainder of his seventh term.
The Kentucky Republican was previously hospitalized in February with flu-like symptoms.
In 2023, McConnell (R-Ky.) made headlines for freezing up several times mid-speech after suffering a concussion and minor rib fracture earlier that year from a fall at a fundraiser at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington, DC.
It was later revealed that McConnell had suffered two other tumbles earlier that year.
McConnell has often been seen in a wheelchair in recent months, as he serves out the remainder of his time in the Senate.
McConnell served as the Senate GOP’s leader from 2007 through early 2025, rendering him the longest party leader in the upper chamber’s history. Republicans tapped Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) as his successor.
The Kentucky sage announced last year that he would not vie for an eighth term in the Senate.
Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.), who landed President Trump’s endorsement, has become the Republican nominee to succeed McConnell and will face off against Democrat Charles Booker in the fall.
During his remaining time in the Senate, McConnell, who often clashed with Trump during his time as the GOP leader, has focused heavily on defense policy.
He chairs the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Recently, he has voiced concerns about the Trump administration’s plan to beef up defense spending using the reconciliation process, warning there’s no guarantee that Republicans can get that done.
McConnell has fretted that the plan could leave critical defense programs in jeopardy of not getting funded.
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