U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Dec. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell \”is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days of observation and treatment,\” said his communications director.
WASHINGTON, March 9 (Xinhua) — U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is being treated for a concussion, his spokesperson said on Thursday.
McConnell, 81, tripped at a dinner event Wednesday evening and has been admitted to the hospital, his communications director David Popp said in a statement.
\”He is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days of observation and treatment,\” Popp added.
McConnell, from Kentucky, was first elected to the Senate in 1984 and is now serving his seventh term as U.S. senator.