Republican Senator Mitch McConnell was discharged from a rehabilitation center after nearly two months of hospitalization and rehabilitation and will continue his recovery at home. The senator from Kentucky, who is 84 years old, was admitted to the hospital in mid-June after a fall and has not participated in U.S. Senate work since then. teraz.sk ↗
McConnell's absence raised questions about his health condition, as the public had not seen him since mid-June and for a long time only little concrete information was available. According to available reports, this fueled speculation and political tension in Congress within the American political environment. German media noted that unsubstantiated speculation had also arisen around his condition, until news of his discharge from the hospital and rehabilitation confirmed that the senator would continue treatment outside a medical facility.
McConnell is one of the most prominent figures of the Republican Party in the Senate. He previously served as the leader of the Republican majority and has long influenced the direction of the party in the upper chamber of Congress. His health condition is therefore also being followed from a political perspective, especially given his age and his extended absence from votes and proceedings. Tagesspiegel ↗
Further developments will depend on the course of his recovery at home and on when McConnell reappears in public or returns to work in the U.S. Senate. Spiegel.de ↗
McConnell left rehabilitation center after nearly two months
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McConnella prepustili z rehabilitačného centra, zotavovať sa bude doma
teraz.sk
| 06:25 07.08.
Nach fast zwei Monaten: US-Senator McConnell aus Krankenhaus und Reha entlassen
Tagesspiegel
| 05:38 07.08.
Mitch McConnell leaves rehab center to continue recovery from fall at home
The Guardian
| 21:47 06.08.
Mitch McConnell says he’s been discharged from rehab center after long silence about mystery illness
Independent
| 21:37 06.08.
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