Senate health scares underscore age of American political leaders after McConnell fall

The age of American politicians in power is under scrutiny after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, 81, fell at a Washington, D.C., dinner last week.

The fall drew out detractors who attacked the injured senator after the fall. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is 81 years old. He has served in the Senate since 1985. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images) President Joe Biden is 81 years old. He served as representative to the state of Delaware for 36 years before becoming the 46th president. (Alex Wong / Getty Images) Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is 89 years old. She was elected to the Senate in 1992 and is now the longest-serving woman senator ever. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images) Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is 89 years old. Grassley was elected to the House of Representatives in 1974 before being elected to the Senate in 1980. (Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., is 79 years old. Cardin was elected to the Senate in 2006. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is 81 years old. Sanders previously served in the House of Representatives for 16 years, making him the longest serving independent member of Congress in American history. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images) Former U.S. President Donald Trump is 76 years old. He served as the 45th president after years of working heading the Trump Organization. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is 82 years old. Pelosi began her career in the House of Representatives in 1987. (Ting Shen / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Democrat Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is 85 years old. Holmes Norton has been a congresswoman for the District of Columbia since 1991. (Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Rep. Grace Napolitano, D-Calif., is 86 years old. Napolitano was first elected to Congress in 1998. (Bill Clark / CQ Roll Call) House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers, R-Ky., is 85 years old. He has served as representative of Kentucky since 1981. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., is 82 years old. He has served as a South Carolina representative since 1993. (Brian Stukes / Getty Images) Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, is 81 years old. He has served in the House since 2003. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images) Houston Keene is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.  Story tips can be sent to Houston.Keene@Fox.com and on Twitter: @HoustonKeene 

On Monday afternoon, McConnell's spokesperson, David Popp, said the senator's recovery after his concussion is "proceeding well" and that he has been "discharged from the hospital," but he is heading to "an inpatient rehabilitation facility before he returns home."