Mitch McConnell reveals fall led to hospitalization after weeks of silence

Eighty-four-year-old Senator Mitch McConnell broke weeks of silence on Sunday, revealing that a fall led to his recent hospitalization, according to The Guardian. The Kentucky Republican said doctors have run a battery of tests to determine what caused the fall. McConnell explained the lengthy gap in his public statements by noting that people of his generation often find it difficult to share the vulnerability that comes with aging.

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