'He's struggling': Sen. Paul urges patience as Mitch McConnell recovers
Paul said McConnell is engaged on policy and hopes to return when the Senate reconvenes in September, despite weeks away from Congress.
- On Aug. 6, U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell was discharged from a rehabilitation facility following a June 14 fall at his Washington home. The 84-year-old senator plans to return to the Senate when lawmakers reconvene in September.
- U.S. Senator Rand Paul urged Kentuckians on Tuesday to show "consideration" for McConnell's recovery, saying the senior senator is "struggling" while recuperating at home but expects him to return soon.
- Longtime ally Scott Jennings reported that McConnell called him Tuesday and appeared "engaged, alert and focused on politics," discussing the Michigan Senate race and Republican electoral math heading into November.
- Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, a Democrat, has criticized the lack of public updates about McConnell's condition, calling for a video or statement demonstrating the senator remains capable of serving.
- Paul noted that McConnell's vote may be needed for critical September proceedings, while online claims about his past voting record on paid sick leave measures in 1993, 2015, 2020 and 2022 have drawn renewed attention.
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Info vacuum in D.C and the ’Ville
After weeks of speculation, rumors, political finger-pointing and enough social media medical diagnoses to make Mayo Clinic fire all their professionals and hire the online Doctors without Degrees, Sen. Mitch McConnell has finally issued an update. The jury is still…
Senator Mitch McConnell Discharged From Rehab After Partial Recovery from Accident
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that he has been released from the rehabilitation facility where he had been recovering after a fall, and will now continue his physical therapy from home. In a statement issued by his office, the 84-year-old Republican thanked well-wishers and medical staff for their care during his stay, and said he intended to keep up an intensive at-home physical therapy schedule while remaining engaged with S…
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