Mitch McConnell Returns Home; Mobility Aid Seen Inside Residence
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Senator Mitch McConnell was discharged from rehabilitation and returned to his Kentucky home, where a video showed lift chairs, suggesting he may need assistance walking.
Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, was released from a rehabilitation facility on Thursday and went back to his home in Kentucky. A short video posted on X captured a view of the front door, revealing boxes for a pair of lift recliners, which could indicate the senator now requires help with mobility.
McConnell was hospitalized in mid-June after emergency responders were called to his home and were told CPR was being performed for a patient in cardiac arrest. His office later said he fell unconscious after a fall and developed a mild case of pneumonia. The senator’s team has not confirmed a heart attack.
The office released photos of McConnell with his wife, Elaine Chao, in a hospital bed on July 12 and another image on July 27, accompanied by a statement that he is “working hard to get back to my full schedule” in the Senate. Critics said the photos appeared staged, and no video of the senator speaking has been released.
"I will maintain an intensive regimen of physical therapy from home during the state work period," McConnell said after his discharge.
Reporters gathered outside his residence but received no comment from his chief of staff, Terry Carmack, or a health care worker present at the Washington, D.C., home. Senior adviser David Popp avoided questions by leaving the area.
The sight of the lift chairs is the only concrete indication so far that McConnell may need assistance walking, leaving uncertainty about when he will resume full Senate duties.