Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was hospitalized Wednesday night after he tripped and fell during a private dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in Washington D.C.
The extent or nature of his injuries was not immediately disclosed.
“This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during a private dinner. He has been admitted to the hospital where he is receiving treatment," McConnell spokesman David Popp confirmed to NBC News.
In 2019, McConnell suffered a shoulder fracture after he tripped and fell at his home in Kentucky. The GOP leader underwent surgery for the fracture, according to NBC News.
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McConnell was first elected to his Senate seat in 1984 and served as the Senate majority leader until early 2021.
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