Mitch McConnell Hospitalized With Mystery Ailment

Retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell was hospitalized Sunday morning for undisclosed reasons, with aides providing few details about the former Senate Republican leader’s condition.

“Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” a spokesperson for McConnell told The Post.

The spokesperson declined to provide additional information about the nature of the hospitalization or the senator’s current condition.

The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican has faced a series of health issues in recent years while continuing to serve out the remainder of his seventh term in the Senate.

McConnell was hospitalized in February after experiencing flu-like symptoms. In 2023, he drew national attention after freezing mid-speech on multiple occasions following a concussion and minor rib fracture suffered earlier that year in a fall at a Washington, DC, fundraiser.

It was later revealed that McConnell had suffered two additional falls during that same year.

In recent months, the longtime senator has frequently been seen using a wheelchair while continuing his work on Capitol Hill.

McConnell served as Senate Republicans’ leader from 2007 through early 2025, making him the longest-serving party leader in the upper chamber’s history. Republicans selected Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota to succeed him.

Last year, McConnell announced that he would not seek an eighth term in the Senate.

Rep. Andy Barr, who secured President Trump’s endorsement, became the Republican nominee to replace McConnell and will face Democrat Charles Booker in the general election this fall.

During his final years in the Senate, McConnell has focused heavily on defense policy and currently chairs the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense.

He has recently voiced concerns about the Trump administration’s plans to increase defense spending through the budget reconciliation process, warning that critical defense programs could face funding uncertainty if the strategy falls short.