Sen. Mitch McConnell discharged from hospital after experiencing 'flu-like symptoms'

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was discharged from the hospital Tuesday after a weeklong stay and is "working from home," his spokesperson said Wednesday.

"Senator McConnell was discharged from the hospital yesterday and is grateful for the outstanding care he received. He is feeling better and will be working from home this week on the advice of his doctors," the spokesman, David Popp, said in a statement.

McConnell, who was the Republican leader in the Senate until last year, was hospitalized Feb. 2 after he experienced "flu-like symptoms," his office said at the time.

McConnell, 83, announced last year that he would not seek re-election, setting off a competitive primary race to replace him.

In recent years, he has faced mounting concerns about his health, after several incidents of freezing on camera. In 2023, he sustained a concussion after a fall, and in 2019 he fractured a shoulder at home.

Last year, after he fell in the Capitol complex multiple times, McConnell was seen in a wheelchair being pushed by members of his staff.

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McConnell was first elected senator in 1984 and was the Republican leader in the Senate from 2007 to 2025.

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Though he backed Donald Trump's presidential bids in 2016 and 2020, the two men have often been at odds.

Last year, McConnell voted against two of Trump's Cabinet nominees who faced Senate confirmation: Tulsi Gabbard, who is now director of national intelligence, and Pete Hegseth, who is now defense secretary.

He has also been outspoken against Trump's tariff agenda.