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Sen. Mitch McConnell hospitalized, his team says

A spokesperson for the McConnell said he is receiving “excellent” care.

By Cheyanne M. Daniels

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was hospitalized Sunday morning, his office announced without specifying why.

Mitch McConnell

“Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” David Popp, spokesperson for the senator, said in a statement. He did not immediately reply to a request from POLITICO for additional information about McConnell’s condition.

It is not the first time McConnell, 84, has experienced health concerns in recent years. On two occasions in 2023, he froze while speaking with reporters. He has also had multiple falls and at one point used a wheelchair, a move his office described at the time as a precautionary measure.

In February, McConnell, a polio survivor, was hospitalized for eight days for what his spokesperson described at the time as “flu-like symptoms.”

McConnell served as Senate Republican leader from 2007 to 2025. He announced in February of last year he would not seek reelection, ending a decades-long career as one of the most consequential Republican leaders of his generation.