By New details have emerged about Sen. Mitch McConnell’s recent hospitalization, including a report that the longtime Kentucky Republican was unconscious when emergency responders arrived at his Washington, D.C., residence.
McConnell, 84, was hospitalized on June 14. At the time, his spokesperson, David Popp, said only that the senator had been “admitted to the hospital” and was “receiving excellent care.” No additional public updates were provided in the weeks that followed.
Punchbowl News reported that McConnell was unconscious when first responders were dispatched to his home. The report cited an emergency dispatch recording shared on Twitter by Washington, D.C., journalist Desirée Thompson, who said the audio came from “Washington, D.C., Fire and EMS dispatch.”
In the recording, a dispatcher requested “ALS” services, which Thompson said meant “Advanced Life Support.” The dispatcher also described the emergency as involving a person who was “unconscious.”
Blaze News said it contacted McConnell’s office to confirm the details of his condition at the time of the emergency, ask about his current status, and determine whether he had been discharged. The office did not respond.
Sen. Mitch McConnell was found “unconscious” and may have suffered a heart attack at his DC residence before being rushed to a local hospital last month, according to a District Fire and EMS dispatch call made public Wednesday. https://t.co/bMj78ONuTp pic.twitter.com/Pvt6LEC6lR
— New York Post (@nypost) July 1, 2026
Sseveral senators, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), said they had spoken with McConnell after the hospitalization. Thune said the day after McConnell was admitted that the senator remained “dialed in to what’s going on” in the Senate. Thune’s office did not respond to a request for comment on whether he had spoken with McConnell since then.
Questions about McConnell’s health have followed him for years. The senator has had multiple public episodes in which he appeared to freeze, stumble, or fall, including on stairs, and he has used a wheelchair on several occasions. In February, he checked himself into a hospital after experiencing “flu-like symptoms.”
The Kentucky senator who saved the Supreme Court for Republicans had been seen using a wheelchair earlier in the year.
McConnell gets asked about blocking the SAVE Act…and just stares blankly from the wheelchair.
If one frail senator can bottleneck the country, the system isn’t stable — fix it. Term limits.
— Myrna 𝕏 (@GigaBeers) February 28, 2026
McConnell announced in early 2025 that he would not seek another term in the Senate.
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