Overview
- McConnell said he was discharged Thursday after nearly two months in hospital and a rehabilitation facility and will continue recovery at home.
- On his doctors' advice he will undertake intensive physiotherapy during the Senate summer recess rather than immediately resume full public duties.
- He has said he was hospitalized in mid‑June after a fall and a loss of consciousness and that he developed a mild pneumonia while in hospital.
- The 84‑year‑old senator has announced he will not seek re‑election and will retire in January but has not confirmed whether he will return to the Senate in September.
- A photo released with his statement prompted questions about its recency or editing, renewing scrutiny about how senior lawmakers disclose health information and how the Senate will handle leadership continuity.