Washington DC - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized after taking a tumble at a dinner party on Wednesday night.

"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," the Kentucky politician's communications director, David Popp, said in a statement.

In 2019, McConnell fell in his home in Kentucky and fractured his shoulder.

The 81-year-old Republican has been in the US Senate since 1984. He has been the minority leader since Biden took office after holding the position of majority leader from 2015-2021.

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It is not yet clear when McConnell will be back on Capitol Hill.

Senators John Fetterman and Dianne Feinstein, both Democrats, have also had recent absences while receiving medical treatment, the former for clinical depression and the latter for shingles.

McConnell is known for his unrelenting dedication to obstructing Democrats' legislative priorities. He has repeatedly opposed legislation to reduce social and economic inequities, expand affordable health care access, and address the climate emergency.

A spokesperson confirmed McConnell suffered a concussion and will stay in the hospital "for a few days of observation and treatment," according to reports.

The dinner event he attended was for the Senate Leadership Fund at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC.

President Joe Biden tweeted that he and his wife Jill are wishing the senator "a speedy recovery."

"We look forward to seeing him back on the Senate floor," he said.