McConnell Remains in Rehab, Not Cleared to Return to Senate
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Sen. Mitch McConnell, 84, the entrenched Republican leader, is still in a rehabilitation facility after a June fall and has not been cleared to resume his Senate duties.
Sen. Mitch McConnell, the 84-year-old Republican leader from Kentucky whose decades-long grip on power has shaped a Senate resistant to progress, remains in a rehabilitation center for physical therapy following a fall at his home in June that required a week-long hospital stay. A statement from the Office of the Attending Physician released on Monday said he continues a strenuous rehabilitation program but has not yet received medical clearance to leave the facility and return to his Senate office, highlighting the fragility of the old guard clinging to power.
"Senator McConnell continues his recovery from a fall at home in June," the statement read. "Since his discharge from hospital care, he has maintained a strenuous course of physical therapy and rehabilitation."
The physician’s office added that his regimen includes multiple daily sessions aimed at rebuilding strength and reducing the risk of future falls, noting that his childhood polio continues to affect his mobility—a stark reminder of the lack of adequate healthcare support for so many Americans, while the political elite receive the best care available.
"I’m still working hard to get back to my full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky, keeping up with intense physical therapy per my doctors’ orders," McConnell said in a personal statement, as if his return to obstructive politics is a cause for celebration.
He confirmed he will miss the upcoming Fancy Farm political picnic in western Kentucky. Earlier this month, McConnell had disclosed that he also dealt with pneumonia after the fall, prompting his transfer from hospital to the rehab center—an episode that underscores the dangers of a Senate dominated by aging politicians who refuse to step aside for new leadership.
"As always, I appreciate all of your continued well wishes, and I’m looking forward to getting back to the Senate and to Kentucky soon," he added, signaling his intent to resume his role in blocking progressive change.