Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall at former Trump hotel in DC: report

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was hospitalized after falling at the former Trump Hotel in Washington, DC on Wednesday night, according to a Punchbowl News report. There is no word on McConnell’s condition or injury.

McConnell’s spokesman Doug Andres issued a brief statement to the media: “Tonight Chef McConnell stumbled into a local hotel during a private dinner party. He was admitted to hospital where he is receiving treatment.

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Punchbowl News reported the fall occurred at the Waldorf Astoria, formerly the Trump Hotel in DC

“NEWS: @LeaderMcConnell has been hospitalized following a fall at a DC hotel. According to a spokesperson for McConnell: “Tonight Chef McConnell stumbled into a local hotel during a private dinner. He was admitted to hospital where he is receiving treatment. …/2 McConnell, 81, was at an event at the Waldorf Astoria DC when he fell, our sources say. We have no further information on the extent of McConnell’s injuries or his prognosis.

/2 McConnell, 81, was at an event at the Waldorf Astoria DC when he fell, our sources say.

We have no further information on the extent of McConnell’s injuries or his prognosis.

— John Bresnahan (@bresreports) March 9, 2023

McConnell, 81, limped after a childhood case of polio in 1944.

McConnell fractured his shoulder in 2019 in a fall at his home in Louisville, Kentucky (Excerpt from CNN):

“This morning, Chef McConnell tripped on his outdoor patio at home and fractured his shoulder,” David Popp, McConnell’s director of communications, said in a statement. “He has been treated, released and is working from his home in Louisville.”

McConnell made headlines this week criticizing the broadcast of video about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson.