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ItsjustMe

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Thu Mar 9, 2023, 01:51 AM Mar 2023

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall, spokesman says

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall, spokesman says

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized following a fall at a hotel in Washington late Wednesday, a spokesman for the senator said.

"This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during a private dinner," spokesman David Popp told USA TODAY. "He has been admitted to the hospital where he is receiving treatment.”
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Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall, spokesman says (Original Post) ItsjustMe Mar 2023 OP
so did he break his shell? - n/t lapfog_1 Mar 2023 #1
Is he being set up to make his subsequent fall from a window look accidental? GreenWave Mar 2023 #2

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