UPDATE:
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was absent from the Senate Thursday after being hospitalized for treatment of a concussion suffered in a fall at a local hotel Wednesday evening.
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McConnell Communications Director David Popp issued a statement:
Leader McConnell tripped at a dinner event Wednesday evening and has been admitted to the hospital and is being treated for a concussion. He is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days of observation and treatment. The Leader is grateful to the medical professionals for their care and to his colleagues for their warm wishes.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was hospitalized late Wednesday night.
The 81-year-old senator suffered a fall at a hotel in Washington, D.C., according to his spokesman.
“This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during a private dinner. He has been admitted to the hospital where he is receiving treatment,” McConnell’s spokesperson said in a statement.
No other details were provided.
McConnell fell at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in the nation’s capital, a source told CNN.
Newsmax contributed to this report.