Mitch McConnell

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell fractured a shoulder Sunday morning.

“This morning, Leader McConnell tripped at home on his outside patio and suffered a fractured shoulder. He has been treated, released, and is working from home in Louisville,” spokesman David Popp said in a statement.

The Kentucky Republican, 77, has long faced movement challenges, particularly with stairs, dating back to his childhood battle to overcome polio.

McConnell had attended the political event of the year in western Kentucky on Saturday, the annual Fancy Farm picnic.