参议院少数党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔周三晚上在华盛顿特区的一家酒店摔倒后，周四仍在医院接受脑震荡治疗。
“领袖麦康奈尔在周三晚上的一次晚宴活动中绊倒，现已入院接受脑震荡治疗。预计他将留在医院观察和治疗几天。麦康奈尔的通信主任大卫·波普周四下午告诉美国广播公司新闻，领导人感谢医疗专业人员的照顾和他的同事们的热情祝愿。
2023年3月7日，参议院少数党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔(R-KY)在美国华盛顿州美国国会大厦举行的每周共和党新闻发布会上听取共和党同事的意见。
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参议员约翰·巴拉索是参议院的第三号共和党人，也是一名医生，他告诉记者麦康奈尔很警觉，并在说话。
“他将被观察，这是脑震荡协议。我希望他能完全康复，下周回到这里，”巴拉索在离开麦康奈尔团队向共和党参议员介绍情况的会议时说。
消息称，发生坠落的酒店是华尔道夫酒店，前身是特朗普国际酒店。
参议院多数党领袖、纽约州民主党人查克·舒默(Chuck Schumer)周四表示，他在联系了麦康奈尔的同事后，与他的工作人员进行了交谈。
“首先，我今天早上想到的是我的好朋友、领袖米奇·麦康奈尔，他在昨晚的一场事故后正在医院康复，”舒默在参议院发言时说。“今天早上，我为领袖和他的家人祈祷力量和治愈。今天早上我打电话给领袖，并与他的工作人员简短交谈，表达我的祈祷和良好祝愿。我也关心麦康奈尔领袖的家人和他的团队。我和我的每一位同事一起祝愿领袖麦康奈尔迅速和完全康复。”
众议院议长、加州共和党人凯文·麦卡锡说，他也没有与麦康奈尔交谈过，但希望以后能这样做。
“我们只是核实一下，试图了解参议员的最新情况。我知道他昨晚摔倒了，但我没有任何新的信息，”麦卡锡告诉记者。“我没能和他说话。因为我在开会。希望我今天能和他谈谈。”
众议院民主党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯(Hakeem Jeffries)在每周新闻发布会上祝愿麦康奈尔迅速康复。
“首先，让我代表众议院民主党人，向参议院少数党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔致以思念、祈祷和最美好的祝愿。杰弗里斯说:“我们祈祷他能够迅速、完全、迅速地康复，在这方面，我们和他以及他的家人站在一起。”
乔·拜登总统发微博周四下午，他和第一夫人“祝愿参议员麦康奈尔迅速康复”，并“期待看到他回到参议院。”
拜登周四晚些时候回到白宫，他告诉媒体，他已经与麦康奈尔的家人谈过了，认为这位领导人不会有事。
“我已经和家人谈过了，”拜登说。“我想他会没事的。”
现年81岁的麦康奈尔在年轻时克服了小儿麻痹症，之后一瘸一拐地行走，并在2019年8月初摔了一跤，肩膀骨折。
他从2007年开始担任参议院共和党领袖，今年早些时候成为参议院历史上任职时间最长的政党领袖。
Mitch McConnell being treated for concussion after fall at DC hotel
Senate Minority LeaderMitch McConnellremained in the hospital Thursday and was being treated for a concussion following a fall at a Washington, D.C., hotel Wednesday night.
"Leader McConnell tripped at a dinner event Wednesday evening and has been admitted to the hospital and is being treated for a concussion. He is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days of observation and treatment. The Leader is grateful to the medical professionals for their care and to his colleagues for their warm wishes," McConnell's communications director David Popp told ABC News Thursday afternoon.
Sen. John Barrasso, the Senate's No. 3 Republican, who is also a physician, told reporters McConnell is alert and talking.
"He's gonna be observed which is concussion protocol. I expect him to make a full recovery and be back here next week," Barrasso said as he left a meeting where Republican senators were briefed by McConnell's team.
The hotel where the fall occurred, sources said, was the Waldorf Astoria, formerly the Trump International Hotel.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Thursday he spoke with McConnell's staff after reaching out to his colleague.
"First, my thoughts this morning are with my good friend, Leader Mitch McConnell, who's recovering from in the hospital after an accident last night," Schumer said in remarks on the Senate floor. "This morning I offer a prayer of strength and healing for the leader and his family. I called the leader this morning and spoke briefly with his staff to extend my prayers and well wishes. My thoughts are also with Leader McConnell's family and his team. I join every single one of my colleagues in wishing Leader McConnell a speedy and full recovery."
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said he hadn't spoken with McConnell either but hopes to do so later.
"We are just checking, trying to get an update on the senator. I know he tripped last night, but I don't have any new information," McCarthy told reporters. "I haven't been able to talk to him. Because I was in meetings. Hopefully, I'll be able to talk to him today."
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., wished McConnell a speedy recovery at the top of his weekly press conference.
"Let me begin by extending on behalf of House Democrats with thoughts and prayers and best wishes to Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell. We are praying for a swift and a full and a speedy recovery and we stand with him and his family in that regard," Jeffries said.
President Joe BidentweetedThursday afternoon that he and the first lady "are wishing Senator McConnell a speedy recovery" and "look forward to seeing him back on the Senate floor."
Arriving back at the White House later Thursday, Biden told the press that he's spoken to McConnell's family and thinks the leader will be okay.
"I've spoken to the family," Biden said. "I think he's gonna be all right."
McConnell, who's 81, 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.
