His office confirmed he was hospitalized on June 14, but has offered few additional details
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NEED TO KNOW
- Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was reportedly found unconscious at his Washington, D.C., home on June 14 after a possible heart attack, multiple outlets reported
- His office confirmed he was hospitalized on June 14, but has provided few additional details and declined to address the reports this week
- McConnell, 84, is finishing out his seventh six-year term representing Kentucky and has suffered several health scares in recent years
Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was reportedly found unconscious at his Washington, D.C., home on June 14 after a possible heart attack, multiple outlets reported, citing emergency services audio from that day.
McConnell, 84, is finishing out his seventh six-year term representing Kentucky and has suffered several health scares in recent years.
The republican's office confirmed he was hospitalized on June 14 and said in a statement on June 22 that he would not be returning for votes before the Senate left town for a break. McConnell has not voted since June 11, according to Senate records.
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On Wednesday, July 1, multiple outlets — including The New York Post, TMZ and The New Republic — reported that audio of emergency services dispatch calls made that morning discussed an “unconscious” person at McConnell’s D.C. address shortly before 9 a.m. local time.
Later in the audio, emergency service personnel discuss “CPR in progress” for a “cardiac arrest,” according to the Post.
When reached for comment on Wednesday, McConnell’s staff declined to answer questions on his condition, whether he was still hospitalized and on the dispatcher audio that surfaced. The senator’s spokesperson provided the same statement his office had put out on June 22.
“Senator McConnell is still working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery. However, he will not be voting this week,” spokesperson Stephanie Penn said in an email.
PEOPLE has not independently verified the audio or its reported connection to McConnell’s hospitalization.
McConnell was hospitalized in February for eight days while suffering from “flu-like symptoms,” his office said at the time.
In October 2025, he tripped and fell while being questioned by an activist, the latest in a well-documented history of public falls and freezing episodes in recent years.
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The longest-serving party leader in U.S. Senate history was first elected to the Senate in 1984 and announced he was stepping down from his leadership role in 2024. The Senate GOP are now led by South Dakota Sen. John Thune.
Republican Rep. Andy Barr is running against former Kentucky state Rep. Charles Booker, a Democrat, to replace McConnell next year.
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