Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall at Washington Hotel

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters following a closed-door policy meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, on Tuesday. A spokesman for McConnell said the senator has been hospitalized after tripping and falling Wednesday at a hotel. (AP)

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was hospitalized after tripping at a local hotel, a spokesman for the senator said.

The Kentucky senator, who’s 81, was attending a private dinner in Washington on Wednesday when he tripped. He was admitted to a hospital for treatment, spokesman Doug Andres said.