McConnell being treated for concussion after fall

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is being treated for a concussion after his fall at a hotel in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, his spokesman said. 

McConnell, 81, is expected to remain in the hospital "for a few days" as he receives treatment for injuries sustained by his fall. The Kentucky Senator was attending an evening dinner for the Senate Leadership Fund, a political action committee aligned with him, when he tripped and fell, his office said. The dinner was at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC, formerly the Trump International Hotel, Washington, D.C.

"Leader McConnell tripped at a dinner event Wednesday evening and has been admitted to the hospital and is being treated for a concussion. He is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days of observation and treatment," said David Popp, McConnell's communications director, in an update on Thursday. 

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

"The Leader is grateful to the medical professionals for their care and to his colleagues for their warm wishes," Popp added. 

McConnell previously fractured his shoulder after he suffered a fall at his Louisville home in August 2019. As a child, the senator was treated for polio, and he has since acknowledged some difficulty in adulthood climbing stairs. 

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McConnell, 81, suffered from polio as a child and has acknowledged difficulty climbing stairs in his adulthood.  (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is one of several senators who have sent their well-wishes to McConnell since his fall.  (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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McConnell's senate colleagues, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., have extended him well wishes.

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"I joined every single one of my colleagues in wishing Leader McConnell a speedy and full recovery," Schumer said on the Senate floor Thursday morning.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.