Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Hospitalized After Fall: Spokesperson

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) speaks during a news conference following a closed-door lunch meeting with Senate Republicans at the Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 31, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.), has been hospitalized after a fall at a hotel in Washington, his spokesperson confirmed on March 8.

The 81-year-old Senator was attending a private dinner at a local hotel when he tripped, spokesman David Popp said in a statement.