We Asked Mitch McConnell’s Staff About His Health. This Is What They Told Us.

Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell’s staffers did not disclose any new information about the senator’s health Tuesday despite him being hospitalized for several weeks.

McConnell was hospitalized on June 14 after paramedics found him unconscious inside his Washington, D.C., residence and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for a “cardiac arrest.” A spokesperson for McConnell told the Daily Caller News Foundation that McConnell is “working closely with his staff” as he remained in the hospital.

“Senator McConnell appreciates the outpouring of support he’s receiving while he continues his recovery in the hospital. The Senator continues to improve, and is working closely with his staff on Kentucky and Senate matters while the Senate is out of session,” a spokesperson told the DCNF.

McConnell’s office reiterated the same statement when the DCNF asked follow-up questions.

A call went out at 8:36 a.m. on June 14 for an “unconscious” person at McConnell’s address, according to an EMS dispatch call released July 1. An Advanced Life Support crew arrived and identified the emergency as a “cardiac arrest.”

Senate Majority Leader John Thune told the DCNF on June 15 that McConnell was “dialed in” on their conference’s legislative calls and sounded good on the phone. Other senators said they had not received any updates on McConnell’s condition.

“Many of us aren’t speaking about Mitch McConnell’s condition because we know nothing about his condition,” Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee said Tuesday.

McConnell’s office said in a  statement Thursday that he continued to “improve” and was “working closely with his staff on Kentucky and Senate matters while the Senate is out of session.” Neighbors of McConnell have reportedly not seen anyone at the home since McConnell’s hospitalization, according to journalist Desiree Townsend.

McConnell’s wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, traveled to China during her husband’s hospital stay.

The elderly senator faced several health issues in the past. He was hospitalized in February for flu-like symptoms and was reportedly in the intensive care unit (ICU) from Feb. 2 to Feb. 10. Staffers were frequently seen assisting McConnell while walking around Capitol Hill.

McConnell 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). He suffered a concussion from a March 2023 fall and sustained minor injuries in another fall in December 2024, prompting him to be confined to a wheelchair at the time.

The former majority leader experienced two on-camera freezing episodes that summer.

McConnell announced in December 2024 he would step down as the Senate’s 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.  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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