McConnell Announces Discharge From Rehab

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced he is leaving rehab Thursday.

The senator, who has been hospitalized since falling early this summer, will return home.

McConnell — in a statement  — thanked the medical staff who helped him during his stay. He added he will not be returning to Washington yet.

“On the advice of my doctors, I’ll maintain an intensive regimen of physical therapy from home during the state work period, and I’ll continue to engage with my staff and colleagues on important Senate business,” McConnell said.

McConnell, 84, was fell on June 14 and was hospitalized with what he described as a “mild case of pneumonia.”

He later said while he was briefly knocked unconscious, he did not suffer any broken bones, a stroke or a heart attack.

His absence from Congress a bone of contention as frustrations mount about perceived lack of transparency.

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear demanded McConnell resign if he couldn’t “directly and verbally address the people of Kentucky” with “proof of your capacity to serve.”

This was the latest health challenge McConnell has suffered including a fall taken while leaving the Senate chamber that briefly left him using a wheelchair.

He is not seeking reelection at the end of his current term.