{"id":1316,"date":"2026-07-07T19:12:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1316"},"modified":"2026-07-07T19:12:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:12:35","slug":"longtime-kentucky-commentator-said-he-spoke-with-mcconnell-this-morning-what-we-know-about-his-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1316","title":{"rendered":"Longtime Kentucky Commentator Said He Spoke With McConnell This Morning\u2014What We Know About His Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>McConnell Has Been Hospitalized Twice This Year<\/h2>\n<p>The senator is four-and-a-half months removed from his <u>last hospitalization<\/u>, which occurred after he dealt with flu-like symptoms. McConnell checked himself into the hospital to be treated for the symptoms and was given a \u201cpositive\u201d prognosis. He was hospitalized for a week and returned to the Senate not long after.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1315\">Evacuated Manhattan Building \u2018Remains Unstable\u2019 Amid Collapse Fears<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Big Number<\/h2>\n<p>42 years. That is how long McConnell will have served in the Senate when his term ends in January.<\/p>\n<h2>Tangent<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., and former Rep. Charles Booker, D-Ky., are facing off in the midterms to replace McConnell. Barr is heavily favored in the race. <\/p>\n<h2>Key Background<\/h2>\n<p>McConnell, the Senate\u2019s Republican leader from 2007 to 2025, has experienced several notable health events in the last few years. He suffered a concussion and a fractured rib from a fall in 2023 and took another fall in 2024 that resulted in leg stiffness and an absence from Congress. The senator\u2019s office has attributed his occasional use of a wheelchair after some of his injuries to lingering effects of polio he dealt with as a child. The senator also experienced <u>two incidents<\/u> where he froze while publicly speaking to reporters. Neurologists who reviewed video of the event disputed McConnell and his team\u2019s claims that he simply felt lightheaded during the episodes, saying he likely experienced <u>mini seizures<\/u>. McConnell\u2019s 18 years as the Senate\u2019s top Republican marked the longest stretch for a party leader in the chamber\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1314\">Instagram Creator Who Trolls JD Vance Sues Over Access<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>Further Reading<\/h2>\n<p><u>Neurologists Suggest McConnell Suffered Seizures\u2014Disputing \u2018Lightheadedness\u2019 Claims\u2014Report Says<\/u> (Forbes)mit<\/p>\n<p><u>Sen. Mitch McConnell Hospitalized With Flu-Like Symptoms, Received \u2018Positive\u2019 Prognosis <\/u>(Forbes)<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1312\">Manhattan Building At Risk Of Collapse\u2014Evacuations Follow Falling Bricks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 84-year-old senator has been hospitalized twice this year, with his latest hospitalization lasting weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Longtime Kentucky Commentator Said He Spoke With McConnell This Morning\u2014What We Know About His Health - 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