Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was admitted to a hospital Sunday morning, his office said.
“Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” spokesperson David Popp said, according to CNN.
The cause of McConnell’s hospitalization is unclear.
Longtime GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell, 84, has been admitted to the hospital. The cause of his hospitalization and condition are not known. https://t.co/F7mreQC5q2 pic.twitter.com/60a2S9as70
— CNN (@CNN) June 14, 2026
CNN shared further:
McConnell, 84, has faced a series of health issues in recent years. In March 2023, he suffered a concussion and broken ribs after a fall. Months later, he froze midsentence during a news conference. CNN later reported he had suffered two other falls earlier that year.
McConnell was first elected to the Senate in 1984 and became the body’s majority leader in 2015. As the Senate’s longest-tenured GOP leader, he helped shape President Donald Trump’s first term, especially helping to usher through hundreds of federal judges.
ADVERTISEMENTBut during Trump’s second term, McConnell, who is no longer in the Senate leadership position, has often found himself at odds with the president. He cast votes against some of the president’s most prominent Cabinet nominees, including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, said Kennedy “failed to prove he is the best possible person to lead America’s health agency.”
“Join me in lifting Senator McConnell in prayer for a swift recovery. Grateful to hear he is receiving excellent care from his medical team, and we look forward to seeing him in the Senate halls soon,” Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) commented.
Join me in lifting Senator McConnell in prayer for a swift recovery. Grateful to hear he is receiving excellent care from his medical team, and we look forward to seeing him in the Senate halls soon.
— Senator Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) June 14, 2026
McConnell is among the oldest senators in the upper legislative chamber.
Only Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), who is 92, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who is 84, are older than the Kentucky Republican.
Fox News noted:
McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, was previously hospitalized for eight days earlier this year after experiencing “flu-like symptoms.”
The 84-year-old senator announced last February that he would not seek reelection and would retire when his current term ends in January 2027.
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