US Senator Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalisation, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican’s health. McConnell, 84, said in a statement that he has undergone a battery of tests as doctors try to dete
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US Senator Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalisation, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican’s health. McConnell, 84, said in a statement that he has undergone a battery of tests as doctors try to dete
The veteran Republican says he will not return to work "quite yet", in his first statement following weeks of speculation about his health. Senator Mitch McConnell said he suffered a fall in June and contracted pneumonia that required hospitalization, breaking a lengthy silence that triggered weeks of speculation about his health. Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday ended weeks of speculation about his health with a statement saying he’s on the mend.
Senator Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalisation, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican’s health. Kentucky GOP Senator Mitch McConnell has revealed in a statement that he was hospitalized after “falling at home and sustaining minor injuries." This comes after weeks of silence about his health fueled speculation ahead of his planned retirement from politics.
BBC News reported the story as "US Senator Mitch McConnell says absence due to fall and pneumonia." The Guardian US reported the story as "Mitch McConnell reveals fall led to hospitalization after weeks of silence." South China Morning Post reported the story as "US Senator McConnell breaks silence on his health after weeks of rumours."
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13 sources have covered this story, including South China Morning Post, One America News Network, Washington Examiner and The Guardian US and 9 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 day ago.
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Mitch McConnell reveals fall led to hospitalization after weeks of silence
McConnell breaks weeks of silence about his hospitalization
McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition
McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition
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US Senator McConnell breaks silence on his health after weeks of rumours
Sen. McConnell breaks weeks of silence on health, says fall led to hospitalization
McConnell says a fall led to hospitalization and he won't return to Senate floor 'quite yet'
Sen. Mitch McConnell breaks silence, says fall led to hospitalization
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