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McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition
Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Repub...

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A timeline of Mitch McConnell's health issues, including 2023 fall
Sen. Mitch McConnell breaks silence, says fall led to hospitalization
There's no evidence this Mitch McConnell rehab photo is AI
A photo shared by US Senator Mitch McConnell showing him alive and recovering after a fall has led to widespread speculation about its authenticity, with some claiming without evidence it is AI-genera...

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Mitch McConnell’s wife steps out of rehab center in trenchcoat and mask sparking a new round of conspiracies
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Was the Mitch McConnell photo real? WHAS11 went to his Washington, DC office to find out
After weeks of questions with few answers, his office shared a photo Sunday of McConnell sitting with his wife, Elaine Chao, while holding a copy of a newspaper dated that same day.

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Mitch McConnell has had freezes, falls and health scares. See timeline

Sen. Mitch McConnell speaks with a Herald-Leader reporter during an interview at the McConnell Center located at the University of Louisville Ekstrom Library in Louisville, Ky., Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. Timothy D. Easley Sen. Mitch McConnell’s recent ...
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Is Mitch McConnell dead? What we know about his health

Throughout June 2026, numerous social media users speculated about the health of Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. People online claimed the senator was either dead or close to death and that his staff were hiding it from the public. One post ...
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Fears for Mitch McConnell, 84, as his stunning decline is laid bare as Trump accuses 'bum' staffer

Former Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, 84, frighteningly froze in a hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, raising alarms about his health and even prompting an attack on his staff by President Donald Trump. The Kentucky Republican, who is not seeking ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell breaks silence, says fall led to his hospitalization

Sen. Mitch McConnell, 84, said in a news release that he was “briefly unconscious” around the time he was first taken to the hospital on June 14 and has undergone a battery of tests to try and determine what led to his fall.