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McConnell breaks silence on health, says fall landed him in hospital

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Ending a long silence after a hospitalization, Sen. Mitch McConnell released a statement on his health in which he said he is recovering from a fall.

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  1. The Daily Wire

    After 28 Days Of Silence, Mitch McConnell Offers Proof Of Life From Hospital (opens The Daily Wire)

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    Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) shared a photo from his hospital bed — and delivered a long-awaited explanation regarding his twenty-eight day absence from the Senate: pneumonia. Despite spending the last month in the hospital — after being admitted on June 14 — the former Senate Majority Leader said…

  2. KTSM 9 News

    Sen. Mitch McConnell releases first statement since being hospitalized (opens KTSM 9 News)

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    McConnell says he was hospitalized because of a fall.

  3. KTVZ Bend

    McConnell says after weeks of speculation that hospitalization was due to a fall (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Annie Grayer, Isabelle D’Antonio, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Sunday announced, after weeks of speculation, that he had a fall last month that landed him in the hospital. “My doctors have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion.

  4. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    McConnell says hospitalization was due to a fall (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Isabelle D’Antonio, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Sunday announced, after weeks of speculation, that he had a fall last month that landed him in the hospital. “My doctors have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion.

  5. Revolver News

  6. NBC News

    Mitch McConnell says he suffered fall, was unconscious in first statement since hospitalization (opens NBC News)

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    McConnell, R-Ky., said he would return to the Senate but didn’t give a date.

  7. Washington Examiner

    McConnell says a fall led to hospitalization and he won’t return to Senate floor ‘quite yet’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) broke weeks of silence about his health on Sunday, saying he was hospitalized last month after he “took a fall” and he doesn’t expect “to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet.

  8. Breitbart News

    Mitch McConnell Releases Photo in the Hospital, Says He Had a Fall (opens Breitbart News)

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    Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell (R) released a photo of himself in the hospital, revealing that he had a fall after weeks of speculation regarding his health.

  9. UPI

    McConnell breaks silence on health, says fall landed him in hospital (opens UPI)

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    Ending a long silence after a hospitalization, Sen. Mitch McConnell released a statement on his health in which he said he is recovering from a fall.

  10. Legal Insurrection

    McConnell Reveals Another Fall Landed Him in the Hospital (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    "While receiving excellent care over the past several weeks, I’ve also had to deal with a mild case of pneumonia." The post McConnell Reveals Another Fall Landed Him in the Hospital first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .

  11. The Week

    McConnell breaks silence on hospitalization (opens The Week)

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    The 84-year-old senator revealed that he fell at home last month

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