2026年7月12日 / 美国东部时间下午6:07 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
在外界对其健康状况的质疑声四起后，参议员米奇·麦康奈尔于周日发布了一份关于自己健康状况的声明，同时附上了一张他与妻子 Elaine Chao 的合影。麦康奈尔表示，他在上个月摔倒后“短暂失去了意识”，并且一直受到“轻度肺炎”的困扰。
“大家都知道，我们这代人往往不愿袒露随着年龄增长而来的身体脆弱问题，”这位参议员在回应外界对其健康状况日益增多的质疑时说道，“即便身处公众视野之中，我也有同样的本能——这是人之常情。”
参议员米奇·麦康奈尔发布了一张他与妻子 Elaine Chao 在医院的合影。 麦康奈尔参议员办公室
他的办公室透露，这位现年84岁的肯塔基州共和党议员自6月14日起就已住院治疗。本月早些时候，哥伦比亚广播公司新闻审核的一份公共EMS调度记录显示，就在6月14日当天，急救人员曾接到麦康奈尔家中有人失去意识的报警电话。
“我的医生已经确认，我没有骨折，也没有脑震荡。我没有心脏病发作或中风，也没有任何肿瘤或出血症状，”麦康奈尔在周日说道，“但我确实短暂失去了意识，随后被送往了医院。在过去几周里，我得到了优质的治疗，同时也不得不应对轻度肺炎。”
麦康奈尔表示，他的医生正在努力查明此次事件的起因，并补充说他正严格按照医嘱行事，以加快康复进程。
“事实上，随着身体状况持续好转，我已经能够从医院转到康复中心，继续恢复体力，”他说道。
这位共和党议员表示，他的医疗团队尚未批准他返回参议院议事厅参与投票，但他保证，他一直在与自己的团队和参议院同僚们保持协作。参议院共和党领袖本周早些时候称，他们已通过电话与麦康奈尔取得了联系。
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“你们有权期待自己的代表为你们勤勉工作，”麦康奈尔在声明中说道，“而我决定在今年1月本届任期结束时退休，部分原因就是想坦诚说明参议院工作的繁重要求。但我还有未完成的事务要为各位完成，我完全打算兑现选举时的承诺，把本职工作做完。”
麦康奈尔的主治医生办公室表示，这位参议员仍需住院，以便专注于物理治疗，降低未来摔倒的风险。
麦康奈尔曾在童年时期罹患小儿麻痹症，近年来也多次遭遇健康危机。在2019年5月19日的一场委员会听证会上，人们可以看到他的手部缠着绷带。2023年2月，他因“类似流感的症状”自行就医，随后住院超过一周。
2023年，他在摔倒后因脑震荡住院，之后还曾在两场不同的场合中出现身体僵住的状况。2024年，他在另一次摔倒后受了轻伤。
Sen. Mitch McConnell says he was “briefly unconscious,” had pneumonia in latest health update
July 12, 2026 / 6:07 PM EDT / CBS News
Sen. Mitch McConnell released a statement on his health on Sunday along with a photo of himself and his wife, Elaine Chao, after questions swirled about his condition. McConnell said he was “briefly unconscious” after he took a fall last month and he had been dealing with a “mild case of pneumonia.”
“You all know how folks of my generation often hesitate to share the vulnerability that comes with growing older,” the senator said, addressing growing questions about his well-being. “Even in the public eye, I feel that same instinct — I can’t help it.”
Sen. Mitch McConnell released an image of himself in the hospital with his wife, Elaine Chao. Sen. McConnell’s Office
The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican has been hospitalized since June 14, his office said. On the same day, emergency medical personnel responded to an unconscious person at McConnell’s home, according to a public EMS dispatch call reviewed by CBS News earlier this month.
“My doctors have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion. I didn’t have a heart attack or a stroke. I don’t have any tumors or hemorrhages,” McConnell said Sunday. “But I was briefly unconscious and was taken to the hospital. While receiving excellent care over the past several weeks, I’ve also had to deal with a mild case of pneumonia.”
His doctors are trying to figure out what caused the incident, McConnell said, adding he’s doing everything they ask to speed up his recovery.
“In fact, with signs of continued progress, I’ve been able to move from hospital care to a rehabilitation center where I’ll keep regaining my strength,” he said.
The Republican said his medical team has not cleared him to return to the Senate floor to vote, but he assured that he has been working with his staff and Senate colleagues. Senate GOP leaders said earlier this week that they spoke with McConnell over the phone.
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“You’re right to expect your representatives to work hard for you,” McConnell’s statement said. “And part of my decision to retire at the end of my term this coming January was being honest about the demands of Senate work. But I still have unfinished business to complete on your behalf, and I have every intention of finishing the job you elected me to do.”
The office of McConnell’s attending physician said the senator remained hospitalized to focus on physical therapy and reduce his risk of future falls.
McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, has faced several health scares in recent years. In a May 19 committee hearing, he was seen with a bandage around his hand. In February, McConnell spent more than a week in the hospital after he checked himself in for “flu-like symptoms.”
In 2023, he was hospitalized with a concussion after a fall and later appeared to freeze in two separate instances. He suffered minor injuries in 2024 after another fall.