{"id":4448,"date":"2026-06-14T18:35:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T18:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/06\/14\/mitch-mcconnell-receiving-medical-care-after-being-admitted-to-hospital\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T18:35:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T18:35:58","slug":"mitch-mcconnell-receiving-medical-care-after-being-admitted-to-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=4448","title":{"rendered":"Mitch McConnell receiving medical care after being admitted to hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1vsw7yz\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"87ea3819-a376-468c-94ad-de4c3446f1a9\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"older man in blue suit speaks into microphone\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/a3f788f9a672530918fca39d8b3a3a2216401bbe\/33_0_4541_3635\/master\/4541.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"372.22528077515966\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Mitch McConnell speaking at a Senate hearing at the US Capitol in Washington DC on 9 June.<\/span> Photograph: Michael Brochstein\/ZUMA Press Wire\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"87ea3819-a376-468c-94ad-de4c3446f1a9\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Mitch McConnell speaking at a Senate hearing at the US Capitol in Washington DC on 9 June.<\/span> Photograph: Michael Brochstein\/ZUMA Press Wire\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-shrpec\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1jwoxwb\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">Mitch McConnell receiving medical care after being admitted to hospital<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-m5tuef\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>US senator is getting \u2018excellent care\u2019 after being hospitalized on Sunday morning, spokesperson says<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2026\/feb\/17\/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB\" data-link-name=\"in standfirst link\">Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-l3z1yk\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-6d4g12\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/mitch-mcconnell\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Mitch \u2060McConnell<\/a>, a US senator \u2060from Kentucky, was admitted \u200bto \u200cthe \u200chospital \u200con Sunday morning, \u200ca \u200bspokesperson \u2060said \u200bin \u200ba statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cSenator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A representative for McConnell did not respond to the Guardian\u2019s questions on his current condition or what prompted the latest hospital visit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In recent years, McConnell has publicly struggled with his health, raising questions on whether he will finish out his current Senate term, set to end in January 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">McConnell was hospitalized for eight days in February after experiencing \u201cflu-like symptoms\u201d. The 84-year-old senator has also frozen up and become unresponsive during several press engagements in recent years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Since 2023, McConnell has also fallen several times, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/27\/politics\/mitch-mcconnell-multiple-falls-this-year\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">sources reported<\/a>. That year, McConnell sustained a concussion and broken ribs following a fall at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington DC McConnell used a wheelchair after the injury, which a spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/mitch-mcconnell-using-wheelchair-falling-stairs-capitol-rcna190840\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">said<\/a> was \u201cpurely as a precautionary measure\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">McConnell reportedly tripped and fell at least two more times in 2023. The Kentucky senator took a tumble while on an international trip to meet with then Finnish president Sauli Niinist\u00f6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">McConnell also fell while getting off a plane in DC, a source told CNN at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-qxqnsy\"><span class=\"dcr-1rq3vad\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1dzx48f\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1xavc9x\">\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/mitch-mcconnell\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Mitch McConnell<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-congress\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-senate\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US Senate<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-politics\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/tone\/news\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-nu129i\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Mitch%20McConnell%20receiving%20medical%20care%20after%20being%20admitted%20to%20hospital&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/14\/mitch-mcconnell-hospital?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-125qj9d\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-zhx6xs\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2026%2Fjun%2F14%2Fmitch-mcconnell-hospital&amp;type=article&amp;internalpagecode=us-news\/2026\/jun\/14\/mitch-mcconnell-hospital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-14rjinq\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1el9k3p\"><span class=\"dcr-1vetsv0\"><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mitch McConnell speaking at a Senate hearing at the US Capitol in Washington DC on 9 June. 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