Since then, aside from a single smiling photograph of him in a hospital bed beside his wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Mitch McConnell has all but vanished. Office of Senator Mitch McConnel/via REUTERSAn ambulance is parked outside the DC home of Mitch McConnell on June 14. Senator Mitch McConnell in a wheelchair at the U.S. Capitol, in March last year. This is Mitch McConnell. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is seen as the Senate votes on amendments to a reconciliation package, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on June 4, 2026.