Few details known on Mitch McConnell’s health 2 weeks after hospitalization
The public has received few details surrounding Sen. Mitch McConnell’s health condition after he was admitted into the hospital two weeks ago.
A spokesperson for McConnell’s office did not have any updated information regarding the Kentucky senator’s health to share as of Monday.
McConnell, 84, was hospitalized June 14, but his staff did not give details about his condition at the time, other than to say he was receiving “excellent care.”
During the Republican Party of Kentucky’s Lincoln Day Dinner in Lexington June 20, Rep. Andy Barr told reporters after the event that he’d exchanged text messages with McConnell, saying “he’s good.”
McConnell’s office has not confirmed whether he is still hospitalized.
On June 22, spokesperson Stephanie Penn said he would not vote in the Senate that week but is working “closely” with staff as his health continues to recover.
As of Wednesday, the Senate is not in session and will reconvene July 13.
McConnell has held his Senate seat since 1985 and is in his seventh term. From 2007 to 2025, he served as the leader of the Senate GOP. He is not seeking reelection this year.
In recent years, McConnell has had several health scares, including freezes during public events. He also had three public falls in 2025, and he suffered a concussion in 2023 when he fell down steps in Washington D.C. In 2025, McConnell’s team said he still deals with “lingering effects” from surviving polio as a child.
The June hospitalization is McConnell’s second this year. He was also admitted in February for “flu-like symptoms.”
Barr and Democratic nominee Charles Booker are the major party candidates vying to replace McConnell. The general election is Nov. 3.
