After falling at a hotel in Washington, DC, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of the United States was taken to the hospital.
According to accounts, the incident occurred on March 8th, Wednesday evening, at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington, DC.
“This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during a private dinner. He has been admitted to the hospital where he is receiving treatment,” a spokesperson for the Kentucky Republican said in a statement.
The 81-year-old is the longest-serving Republican leader in the Senate and is renowned for aiding the party in achieving important goals, such as appointing conservative justices to the Supreme Court, passing tax cuts from the Trump administration, and frequently obstructing Democrats’ legislative agenda.
It’s not the politician’s first incident of tripping and falling by mistake. In 2019, McConnell fractured his shoulder after falling at his house in Kentucky.
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