Sen. Mitch McConnell remains hospitalized as “he continues his recovery,” a spokesperson for the Kentucky Republican stated in a press release on Thursday.
The former GOP chief’s workplace nonetheless hasn’t disclosed the reason for McConnell’s hospitalization since he entered on June 14.
“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,” the spokesperson stated.
The assertion from McConnell’s workplace follows the release of an EMS audio recording printed by an impartial journalist that signifies emergency responders had been known as to his Washington, DC, residence for an “unconscious” particular person the identical day he was hospitalized final month.
In the audio, the dispatcher says the decision is for a “cardiac arrest” and a paramedic is heard saying, “CPR in progress.”
Asked this week in regards to the audio, a McConnell spokesperson stated they might preserve reporters up to date on the senator’s situation.
McConnell’s title just isn’t talked about within the recording, however the tackle that paramedics responded to is thought to be his. NCS has not confirmed the small print of what dispatchers and medics described within the audio.
McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, has confronted a collection of well being points lately. In March 2023, he suffered a concussion and broken ribs after a fall. Months later, he froze midsentence throughout a information convention. NCS later reported he had suffered two different falls earlier that yr.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune informed NCS after the Kentucky Republican’s hospitalization that he spoke to McConnell and he “sounded good.
“He wants to be back, but I’ll defer to his staff on when,” he stated. “He’s clearly dialed into what’s going on.”