Fall Puts Mitch McConnell In Hospital With Concussion

By Susie Madrak — March 10, 2023

Moscow Mitch McConnell is being treated for a concussion after falling at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington, D.C., Wednesday night. Via HuffPost:

“He is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days of observation and treatment,” McConnell’s spokesperson said Thursday, in the first official update on the senator’s condition. McConnell, 81, fell at the hotel during an event for the Senate Leadership Fund.

Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) told reporters that McConnell is awake and talking, and that he’s expected to make a full recovery, though Barrasso said he had not spoken to McConnell himself. For the most part, GOP senators attending their weekly closed-door luncheon didn’t know much more than what had been released by McConnell’s office. The Senate minority leader is expected to be in the hospital through the weekend.

“They didn’t give any indication, just said he’s doing OK with not a lot of details,” Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) said when asked if he knew when McConnell would be released from the hospital.

hey, remember when Mitch McConnell fell and was concussed and Democrats made jokes about how it was probably a gay lovers' quarrel and started rumors that he was already dead? of course you don't. Democrats aren't utter fucking barrel-bottom ghouls

— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) March 9, 2023

Mitch McConnell has spent his life getting wildly rich by making sure you have no healthcare, taking away women's right to abortionand making the U.S. a gun-infested hellhole where kids get murdered in school, but you're the monster for not tweeting get well soon wishes to him.

— William K. Wolfrum (@Wolfrum) March 9, 2023

Paul Pelosi was almost killed by a crazy Republican with a hammer. Mitch McConnell tripped and fell. The difference is that when Pelosi was harmed, republicans and Fox News created disgusting conspiracy theories. When Mitch McConnell was hurt, Democrats and CNN wished him well.… https://t.co/fH0YZ36KIN

— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) March 9, 2023

I don't wish him well. I wish for him exactly the same he wishes for ordinary Americans who can't write fat checks for his Senate Leadership Fund -- that is, not much.

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