Mitch McConnell continuing recovery, not yet cleared to return to Senate

Hannah Pinski, Lexington Herald-Leader on Jul 27, 2026

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Sen. Mitch McConnell is not yet medically cleared to return to work or leave the rehabilitation facility where he’s receiving care following his fall at home last month, his office shared late Monday morning.

McConnell, who was hospitalized June 14, released a statement that said the 84-year-old Republican Kentucky senator is still recovering and undergoing intense physical therapy at a rehabilitation facility.

As such, he will not attend the 146th Street Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic in West Kentucky on Saturday.

“There’s no place I’d rather be on the first Saturday in August than with the good people of Western Kentucky, feasting on pork and mutton,” McConnell said. “When I first attended 42 years ago, Fancy Farm was a pretty lonely place to be a Republican. But, my, how times have changed. Today, western Kentucky is a conservative Republican sea of red. So I hate that I’ll miss the fun this year, but I’m sending my best wishes to the St. Jerome community for a successful picnic.”

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