Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was discharged from the hospital on Monday after suffering a concussion and a fractured rib.
He'll now head to an inpatient rehabilitation facility for physical therapy, Popp said.
"At the advice of his physician, the next step will be a period of physical therapy at an inpatient rehabilitation facility before he returns home," Popp said.McConnell, who's 81, also suffered a "minor rib fracture" during the fall on Wednesday, per the statement, an injury not previously revealed.With regard to how long he might need to get therapy, the aide said, "That decision will be made by the Leader's physicians and the therapists.
McConnell has walked with a limp after overcoming polio at a young age and suffered a fall in early August 2019, fracturing his shoulder. He has served as Senate Republican leader since 2007 and became the longest-serving party leader in the history of the Senate earlier this year.
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