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McConnell hospitalized after falling during private dinner at DC hotel
The Washington Examiner ^ | March 8, 2023 | Conrad Hoyt

Posted on 03/09/2023 3:35:33 AM PST by Prolixus

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was hospitalized Wednesday night after suffering a fall while at a private dinner at a Washington, D.C., hotel.

The extent of McConnell's injuries is not known at this time, but a spokesperson for the senator told Punchbowl News that McConnell is currently receiving treatment after his trip.

The 81-year-old senator was at an event at the Waldorf Astoria D.C. when he fell, according to the news source.

Democratic Sens. John Fetterman (PA) and Dianne Feinstein (CA) have been hospitalized in recent weeks, with Fetterman seeking treatment for depression and Feinstein for shingles.

Feinstein tweeted on Tuesday that she is recovering at home.

In October 2020, McConnell dismissed concerns about his health after a photo surfaced online of his hands bruised and discolored. In 2019, McConnell fell at his Kentucky home, fracturing his shoulder.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fall; feinstein; feinsteinhealth; godgonnagetyoumitch; mcconellhealth; mcconnell; mcconnellfall; turtle; turtlepower
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To: Sacajaweau

“I’ll bet the Dems are ecstatic.”

They’re not. He’s too valuable to them.


41 posted on 03/09/2023 4:32:27 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Stupid is supposed to hurt.)
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To: Prolixus

Mitch will probably be in a bed right next to Fetterman for “depression” and the Senate marches on


42 posted on 03/09/2023 4:33:20 AM PST by corlorde
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To: Pollard

Good one!


43 posted on 03/09/2023 4:33:59 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Stupid is supposed to hurt.)
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To: Recompennation

Yeah... he won’t be back, I’ll bet.


44 posted on 03/09/2023 4:35:12 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Stupid is supposed to hurt.)
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To: Prolixus

Maybe he fell and broke a hip, or snapped a hip and then fell. My mom did the latter the day after her 98th birthday in August.


45 posted on 03/09/2023 4:40:27 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Stupid is supposed to hurt.)
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To: Prolixus

No comment....


46 posted on 03/09/2023 4:42:03 AM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized of man.)
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To: Prolixus
More Leader Mitch!

Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall in hotel

47 posted on 03/09/2023 4:42:18 AM PST by JonPreston
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To: Husker24

A maga leg out in the isle did the trick


48 posted on 03/09/2023 4:47:29 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: Prolixus

Drunk?


49 posted on 03/09/2023 4:59:01 AM PST by zeestephen (43,000)
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To: MayflowerMadam

He’ll be back. He’s a roach.


50 posted on 03/09/2023 5:04:07 AM PST by Baldwin77 (The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. -Tacitus)
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To: Prolixus

And then I push him….

51 posted on 03/09/2023 5:04:08 AM PST by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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To: Prolixus

It could have been vertigo. I had a few episodes of it last year, and I’m only 68.


52 posted on 03/09/2023 5:06:59 AM PST by telescope115 (My feet are on the ground, and my head is in the stars.)
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To: csvset

Well played!


53 posted on 03/09/2023 5:09:21 AM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: WellyP

GOOD ON YOU! You’ve got good genes, plus you take good care of yourself- a winning combination!

I’m 68, had transplant surgery a year and a half ago, doing great, go for energetic walks in warmer weather.
I do need to do more to lose a little weight. No more alcohol for me, it messes with my meds, but I don’t miss it.

Thanks for the great advice!👍


54 posted on 03/09/2023 5:17:52 AM PST by telescope115 (My feet are on the ground, and my head is in the stars.)
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To: Prolixus

Tripped over the truth.


55 posted on 03/09/2023 5:23:32 AM PST by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It ( )
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To: USCG SimTech

Think strategically. Retire from leadership to sit as a back bench placeholder, perhaps. NOT time YET to retire from Senate. Wait about 10 months for that. If he retires now the current KY Dem governor, who allegedly ran the first big stolen election back in ‘19, appoints the replacement. KY Gov is up this fall. If the mostly red state can beat the cheat then, Mitch could retire next January and be replaced by some kind of Republican. If you want Mitch’s replacement to be a good Republican then run a good one for Gov this fall and back him hard.


56 posted on 03/09/2023 5:36:47 AM PST by JohnBovenmyer (Biden/Harris events are called dodo ops)
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To: WellyP

Clint has taught us...... Don’t let the old man in


57 posted on 03/09/2023 5:43:55 AM PST by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day )
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To: Bernard

....speaking of old people falling, my friend of 47 years died Dec. 17, 2022.

He was in great shape for an 80 year old person but simply walking down a sidewalk at his home he fell and hit his head.

About 12 hours later, he died. So, at this point, there is no telling what is going on with McConnell.


58 posted on 03/09/2023 5:51:16 AM PST by Cen-Tejas
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To: WellyP

At 82 I used to ski and think I still could. Ride bike, do yoga, planks, mat work, weights etc daily. Eat pretty well, do some drinking, can get up easily were I to fall but rather stay upright and alert.


59 posted on 03/09/2023 6:03:07 AM PST by yetidog
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