{"id":2571,"date":"2026-06-14T21:09:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T21:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=2571"},"modified":"2026-06-14T21:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T21:09:24","slug":"former-republican-senate-majority-leader-mitch-mcconnell-hospitalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=2571","title":{"rendered":"Former Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Former Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell was admitted to a hospital on Sunday.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=2565\">12 dead after skydiving plane crashes in Missouri, authorities say<\/a><\/p> <p>The 84-year old Kentucky senator&#8217;s condition is currently unknown but he has suffered regular health challenges in recent years.<\/p> <p>McConnell spokesman David Popp said McConnell &#8220;is receiving excellent care&#8221; in an e-mailed statement but did not specify the reason for the hospitalization.<\/p> <p>McConnell regularly moves about the Capitol in a wheelchair, often with the assistance of staff.<\/p> <p>In 2023, McConnell froze and appeared unable to speak for nearly 30 seconds during his weekly press conference as leader.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=2563\">The U.S.-led war in Iran will dominate Trump\u2019s G7 trip to France<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Republicans voice support for McConnell after he froze at press conference\" class=\"wp-image-2569\" src=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4e02181e52881543a70ad683dc821852.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n <div>\n<h3>Politics <\/h3>\n<h3>Republicans voice support for McConnell after he froze at press conference <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-128089-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" -->\n<p>He also suffered a series of falls, including one that resulted in a concussion and nearly six-week absence from the Senate. McConnell has always appeared to have a somewhat unsteady gate \u2014 a childhood bout of polio left him with a partially paralyzed leg.<\/p> <p>He announced in 2024 he&#8217;d step down from leadership. And in 2025 that he would not seek another six-year term in office.<\/p> <div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"McConnell tries to shift Senate focus from his health to spending\" class=\"wp-image-2570\" src=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3340ff4bd7b93ec61a0b88280cfbd625.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n <div>\n<h3>Politics <\/h3>\n<h3>McConnell tries to shift Senate focus from his health to spending<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-128089-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" -->\n<p>After more than four decades, McConnell&#8217;s time in the Senate is set to conclude at the end of this year.<br\/><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=2561\">Here\u2019s who\u2019s missing at the World Cup: Soccer-playing grannies!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A spokesman for former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Kentucky republican was admitted to a hospital on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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