Overview
- Spokesman David Popp said McConnell was discharged Tuesday, is feeling better, and will work from home this week on doctors’ advice.
- McConnell was hospitalized on Feb. 2 after experiencing “flu-like symptoms,” according to his office.
- His staff said he checked himself into the hospital out of an abundance of caution and stayed in regular contact with his team.
- Recent health incidents include a 2023 concussion, a 2019 shoulder fracture, multiple falls last year, and on-camera freezing episodes that drew scrutiny.
- McConnell has represented Kentucky in the Senate since 1984 and led Senate Republicans from 2007 to 2025.