Mitch McConnell’s Docs Give Health Update About Elderly Senator

Daily Caller Mitch McConnell’s Docs Give Health Update About Elderly Senator https://dailycaller.com/2026/07/27/mitch-mcconnells-docs-give-health-update-about-elderly-senator 2026-07-27T17:00:30.342Z The Office of the Attending Physician (OAP) said Monday that Republican Kentucky Sen.

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Doctors from the Office of the Attending Physician, or OAP, are meeting with the 84-year-old senator at a rehab facility every day, "discussing all aspects of his rehabilitation care," the office said in a statement shared by McConnell's staff in a press release. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Monday that he will miss the Fancy Farm annual picnic in Kentucky, the state’s premier political event which he has attended for more than 40 years, as he recovers from a serious fall he suffered at his Washington home last month.

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Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.) "OAP physicians visit with the senator every day, discussing all aspects of his rehabilitation care," the Office of the Attending Physician said.

The details

McConnell’s office had been largely unresponsive about the senator’s condition and recovery after he missed 38 roll call votes since his June 14 hospitalization. The former majority leader said in a July 12 statement that he suffered injuries from a fall and contracted pneumonia while in the hospital. Staffers were frequently seen assisting McConnell while walking around Capitol Hill.The former majority leader suffered several falls and experienced two on-camera freezing episodes in July 2023. Fox News - Politics McConnell out of hospital, still not 'medically cleared' to return to Senate https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mcconnell-out-hospital-still-not-medically-cleared-return-senate 2026-07-27T16:10:24.697Z Sen.

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The OAP released a statement saying McConnell is not “medically cleared” to return to the Senate while undergoing a “strenuous course of physical therapy and rehabilitation.” “Senator McConnell continues his recovery from a fall at home in June,” the OAP said in a statement obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Unfortunately, that means I won’t be able to make it to Fancy Farm, Kentucky this Saturday,” McConnell said in a statement. Chao traveled to China and said her husband’s hospitalization did “not warrant an immediate return.” His youngest daughter, Porter, deactivated her social media account while speculation arose about her father’s health.

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As always, I appreciate all of your continued well wishes, and I’m looking forward to getting back to the Senate and to Kentucky soon.” McConnell’s office released a photograph taken Sunday of the senator and his wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. His office said they would keep the request “on hand,” though they have not confirmed a date or time for an interview as of Monday.