Connecticut senator Chris Murphy hospitalized after stroke
Democratic senator was at his son’s hockey game when he felt a numbness in his arm and was in Johns Hopkins Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke.
Key points
- Murphy's office says he was taken to the hospital this weekend after experiencing numbness in his arm.
- His chief of staff said he is responding well to treatment and expected to make a full recovery.
- A hospital visit confirmed that Murphy had experienced a stroke.
Murphy, 53, started feeling numbness in his arm while attending a his son’s hockey game on Saturday, according to the Connecticut senator’s chief of staff, Allison Herwitt.
The Connecticut senator, who has been campaigning for fellow Democrats, has been viewed as a potential candidate for president in 2028.
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