China News Agency, Washington, March 9 (Reporter Sha Hanting) The spokesman for McConnell, the Republican leader of the US Senate, said on the 9th that McConnell was hospitalized for concussion.
The 81-year-old McConnell was first elected to the Senate in 1984 and has served as the Senate Republican leader since 2007. He is the longest-serving Senate party leader in American history.
He fell at his home in Kentucky in 2019 and broke his shoulder.
McConnell spokesman David Popp issued a statement on the same day, saying, "McConnell was taken to the hospital after falling on the evening of the 8th and is currently being treated for a concussion. McConnell will continue to Observation and treatment at the hospital."
The statement also said McConnell was grateful for the treatment of the medical workers and the concern of colleagues.
Pope did not provide further details on McConnell's injury or when he would be released from the hospital.
According to US media reports, McConnell tripped while attending a dinner at a hotel in Washington on the evening of the 8th and was then taken to the hospital.
U.S. President Biden issued a document on the 9th saying that he hopes McConnell will recover as soon as possible and looks forward to his return to the Senate.
The Democratic leader of the U.S. Senate, Schumer, said on the 9th that he had spoken with McConnell's assistant earlier in the day and wished McConnell a "full recovery as soon as possible."
In addition to McConnell, two other senators are currently hospitalized for treatment.
They are Democratic Senator John Fetterman, 53, and Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein, 89.
Fetterman was hospitalized for depression and Feinstein was hospitalized for shingles.
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