US Senator McConnell says he’s been discharged from rehabilitation centre
US Senator Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday that he has been discharged from a rehabilitation center and will continue his recovery at home. McConnell, who has not been seen publicly since June 11, was hospitalized on June 14 after a fall at his Washington, D.C. home.
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- Aug 6
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Senator Mitch McConnell has been discharged from a rehabilitation centre and will continue his recovery at home.
Mitch McConnell has been discharged from a rehabilitation center following a fall and will continue recovery at home.
Kentucky's governor urged McConnell to release more information about his health due to constituent concern.
McConnell was hospitalised on June 14 after suffering a fall at his home in Washington, DC.
Online influencer and US President Donald Trump ally Laura Loomer claimed McConnell’s true condition was being withheld from the public.
McConnell was admitted to hospital on June 14.
McConnell is 84 years old.
McConnell's absence has fueled speculation about his health and impacts Republican efforts to confirm Todd Blanche as US attorney general.
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