The recent Senate health scares are underscoring the age of several American political leaders after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., fell in Washington, D.C., this past week.
McConnell, 81, fell at a dinner on Wednesday night and was hospitalized, with his spokesperson saying the senator was being treated for a concussion.
The fall drew out detractors who attacked the injured senator after the fall.
On Monday afternoon, McConnell's spokesperson, David Popp, said the senator's recovery after his concussion is "proceeding well" and that he has been "discharged from the hospital," but he is heading to "an inpatient rehabilitation facility before he returns home."
"Over the course of treatment this weekend, the leader’s medical team discovered that he also suffered a minor rib fracture on Wednesday for which he is also being treated," Popp said.
"The Leader and Secretary [Elaine] Chao are deeply thankful for the skilled medical care, prayers and kindness they have received," he added. Chao is McConnell's wife.
Detractors of McConnell called on the senator to retire after his fall.
"Mitch McConnell is not fit to lead the senate GOP. He works against everything America First, Trump Republicans believe in. He also continues to lie about January 6th," wrote Alex Bruesewitz, CEO of the consultancy company X Strategies.
