Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was found âunconsciousâ at his residence in Washington, D.C., in June, according to a District Fire and EMS dispatch call recording released Wednesday.
An Advanced Life Support ambulance arrived at McConnellâs home shortly before 9 a.m. on June 14 and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for a âcardiac arrest,â according to the dispatch call first reported by Punchbowl News. Hours following his hospitalization, McConnell spokesperson David Popp told the Daily Caller News Foundation that McConnell was âadmittedâ to the hospital and received âexcellent care.â
McConnellâs office has not disclosed the 84-year-old senatorâs health issues or the state of his condition.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune told the DCNF on June 15 McConnell was âdialed inâ on their conferenceâs legislative calls and that he sounded good on the phone. McConnell has not returned to Capitol Hill since his hospitalization.
McConnellâs and Thuneâs offices did not immediately respond to the DCNFâs requests for comment to clarify their previous statements to the DCNF in light of this latest development.
The elderly senator faced several health issues in the past. He was hospitalized in February for flu-like symptoms, which forced him to miss votes. He fell in the basement of the Russell Senate Office building in October 2025 while a reporter blocked him from accessing the railing while peppering him with questions about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
McConnell suffered a concussion in a March 2023 fall, and he experienced two on-camera freezing episodes that summer. He sustained minor injuries in another fall in December 2024, prompting him to be confined to a wheelchair at the time.
Staffers were frequently seen assisting McConnell while walking around Capitol Hill.
McConnell announced in December 2024 he would step down as the Senateâs Republican leader after serving in the role for nearly two decades. He also decided in February 2025 he would not seek reelection after his current term expires in January 2027. Â Republican Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr won the Kentucky Senate GOP primary race in May and is favored to win in November to replace McConnell.
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