Mitch McConnell
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has emphasized the importance of "candidate quality" in Senate races.
  • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was hospitalized after a fall on Wednesday evening.
  • McConnell was at the Waldorf Astoria when he tripped and fell, per Punchbowl News' John Bresnahan.
  • McConnell, 81, is one of the oldest lawmakers in the Senate. 

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized after tripping and falling at a Washington D.C. hotel during a private dinner.

"This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during a private dinner. He has been admitted to the hospital where he is receiving treatment," a spokesperson for McConnell told Insider on Wednesday evening.