Overview
- McConnell, who was admitted to a hospital on June 14, is under medical care but his office has not said why he was hospitalized or where he is being treated.
- Neighbors told some outlets they saw him placed on a stretcher and loaded into an ambulance but that account has not been confirmed by McConnell’s spokesperson.
- The 84-year-old senator has had multiple health episodes in recent years, including a February hospitalization for flu-like symptoms, a 2023 concussion and several falls.
- McConnell remained active in Senate work in the days before the hospitalization, chairing an appropriations subcommittee hearing and voting in roll calls through June 11.
- McConnell is serving out his final term and chairs the Senate defense appropriations subcommittee, a role that makes his health developments consequential for near-term Senate business and the Kentucky succession race that has already produced a GOP nominee.