Sen. Mitch McConnell “wants to be back” on Capitol Hill after he was hospitalized over the weekend, Senate GOP leader John Thune told CNN on Monday.
Thune said that McConnell “sounded good. He wants to be back, but I’ll defer to his staff on when.” He added, “He’s clearly dialed into what’s going on. He’s following the stuff we’re doing this week.”
McConnell, 84, was admitted to a hospital Sunday morning. A statement from a spokesperson for the Kentucky Republican did not address the cause of the hospitalization or his condition. The spokesperson said that McConnell was receiving “excellent care.”
Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, the No. 2 Senate Republican, told CNN that he spoke Monday with McConnell, who he said was “good,” and “looking forward to getting back.”
“He said he wants to get back this week,” Barrasso said. “We’ll see, time will tell, but he’s hoping to be back this week.”
