Sen. Chris Murphy discharged after stroke, will miss weeks of votes

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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) was discharged from The Johns Hopkins Hospital after suffering a small hemorrhagic stroke, a small bleed in the thalamus, and will miss the next several weeks of Senate votes while he recovers. Murphy said he first felt something wrong last Saturday, experienced numbness in his arm while at his son’s hockey game, called 9-1-1 and was initially treated at a local hospital before transfer to Johns Hopkins. Dr. Jose Suarez, chief of neurosciences critical care at Johns Hopkins, confirmed the diagnosis, said Murphy has shown tremendous progress and expects a full recovery following rehabilitation. Murphy said he will spend the next several weeks at a rehabilitation center, will stay engaged remotely with his team and colleagues, and that his staff will continue carrying out legislative priorities and constituent services. The 53-year-old senator has represented Connecticut in the U.S. Senate since 2013 and thanked the doctors and staff at Johns Hopkins for their care.

MeidasTouch

@meidastouch.com

Sen. Chris Murphy reveals he suffered a small hemorrhagic stroke. “This has been a scary experience for me and my family,” Murphy said. He will miss several weeks of Senate votes while recovering. Doctors report “tremendous progress” and expect a full recovery.

28721h ago

Marie 🇨🇦72

Wishing Senator Murphy a complete and speedy recovery. ❤️‍🩹

John71

Isn't it refreshing to hear him address the situation directly, tell his constituents what's happened, and give some timeline as to his return. It's really not that difficult, nor does it violate his right to privacy. No one needs to see scars or disfigurement, just generalized info.

MadGreek 🧿31

We need you back healthy in January Senator. Rest up. @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

sanneru.bsky.social24

I wish him all the best from Germany. And I am happy, that he has such a good prognosis.🍀🍀🍀

Fuck this timeline 🫘18

Can’t he vote by proxy or via teleconference or something? If McConnell can while being unalive, he should be able to.

inkenheimer16

This is excellent news! I've been so worried about him. No doubt the election results buoyed his spirits a great deal.

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GJRboston7

i hope he's ok.....i like him

M 💓🇺🇸🗽🌊🌈✨🧘‍♀️4

Sen. Murphy has been fighting so hard. I hope he gets well soon!

Tom Ruffen3

Chris is one of the best senators we have. Get well soon.

Ann W.2

I'm so relieved to hear this.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸

@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Chris Murphy, who had a stroke last weekend, does not plan to return to the Senate next week for a post-election session. “The doctors are very encouraged by the progress. I will be spending several weeks in rehab after being discharged from the hospital today.” www.nytimes.com/2026/11/06/u...

18231h ago

💗Christine64

At least he's honest about his health unlike the republicans, just an opinion

putawomanincharge.bsky.social41

Good. And it will Out Patient Therapy and he will be fine. We need him healthy.

Thyme&Tyde wait for no man.34

Hey Mitch, see how easy that is? 🫠

Irina VanPatten19

We're rooting for his quick recovery. No need to rush, with these election results we got his back.

KellzEvan💙🫶🏻17

Thank you for this update. I was just wondering how he is doing. Glad to hear that he is on the mend.

mudgeman.bsky.social15

Damn, didn't see anything about this. Here's to a quick recovery for Senator Murphy.

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Don Schreiber/Methane Mad Man8

Very best from all of us, Senator. The very best.

Jen Bendery

@jbendery.bsky.social

NEW: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) says in a statement he's been discharged from the hospital after "a small bleed in the thalamus region of my brain." He says he'll miss the next several weeks of Senate votes as he focuses on recovery. His surgeon expects a full recovery.

2622h ago

hg-25.bsky.social5

Wishing him a full and speedy recovery!

The Cathartic3

Let's all promise to lib out again in 2028, if just for Senator Murphy, a real one who had to watch this election from a hospital bed.

mmdorn.bsky.social1

Holding out hope for #2028SecState. #ChrisMurphy

T...1

So happy to hear @chrismurphyct.bsky.social was discharged!

Jen Rubin

@jenrubin.bsky.social

We continue to offer prayers and best wishes for a speedy complete recovery. Never, ever take health for granted. x.com/igorbobic/st...

2281h ago

Carol Norris3

Can we get an update that isn’t on X? Many of us totally deactivated our accounts over there long ago.

Richard Levine1

Probably needs to get his bp down.

🦋💔🇺🇸SEB🇺🇸💔🦋

@sebastiangarof5.bsky.social

Our Senator Chris Murphy has been released from the hospital. 🔄

942h ago

TonyHQ5

Good to hear. He’s a good man. We wish him fast recovery ❤️‍🩹

beaute2

Best wishes for a speedy but not too speedy recovery, Senator Murphy💙

Dave1

Rest and recover. We need you in this fight.

🦋Rrhae 🇺🇸 I Dissent!🫘 🇺🇦1

I pray for a speedy recovery. Senator Chris Murphy is one of my favorite fighting Democrats. We need him to stay in the game.🙏

MillsTheOne1

This is wonderful news, SEB! 🥰

putawomanincharge.bsky.social1

Very good news. Thanks for sharing SEB.

Reuters

@reuters.com

US Senator Murphy to miss Senate votes for weeks as he recovers from stroke reut.rs/3Wn8PKg

612h ago

44 is the one 🕳Talafreako🇨🇱2

and will republicans bitch about it while continuing to pretend that mitch mcconnell is fine?

rsc72.bsky.social1

@chrismurphyct.bsky.social Sending you healing energy ✨️.

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@GottaLaff19

"In order to take my recovery seriously and get back to work on the quickest timeline possible, I will be spending several weeks at a rehabilitation center after being discharged from the hospital today," the Connecticut ‌senator ⁠said in a statement.

Jim Snowden7

My Dad went through that. It’s rough. Do whatever you need to do, Senator. Good luck. Get well.

Hope he gets well soon.

Pierce

@pierceah66.bsky.social

Chris Murphy is finally out of the hospital in positive news.

531h ago

Teri1

Gee, funny how they're keeping us informed. It's refreshing.

Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE

@patti3333.bsky.social

Now This I saw this and Immediately thought They have the nuclear codes... Poor Chris Murphy before his stroke was adamantly upset by trump wanting to escalate war in Iran.. Murphy said their meeting was "insane" As Maddow says "Watch this space"

391h ago

Ryan2

Classic Trump. Blames the woman, and will double down and even become more extreme. His interpretation of the midterms was that he needs to dial up the extremism. I dont think Trump is done turning America blue, lol

Amee Vanderpool

@girlsreallyrule.bsky.social

I’m so glad to hear this. Get well soon @ChrisMurphyCT, we have a lot to do! 💙 share.google/SUlTQVRM38yN...

52Just now

Deborah Lynn

@mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social

www.reuters.com/world/us/us-... Chris ‌Murphy said on Friday he would miss the next several weeks of votes in the Senate as he continues his recovery from ⁠a stroke. "I will be spending several weeks at a rehabilitation center after being discharged from the hospital today." #Blues

332h ago

Nick3

Wish Senator Murphy speedy recovery. Can he proxy vote?

kvconner.bsky.social2

Please @chrismurphyct.bsky.social take your time do just what the dr orders we need you but not before you are completely recovered 🙏🙏🙏🙏

forced2bnice2u.bsky.social1

This is how it’s done, not the bull💩 we got from Moscow Mitch!🤬

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Susan Wabuda2

With every good wish to Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social for a full and swift recovery.

Chris Polansky

@chrispolansky.bsky.social

Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy’s office says he has been discharged from the hospital following a Saturday stroke. He’s expected to spend several weeks at a rehab facility.

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement upon discharge from The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Murphy will miss the next several weeks of votes in the Senate as he continues his recovery.
"Thank you for the outpouring of support my family and I have received over the last few days. I want to be direct with you, so here is my diagnosis. Last Saturday afternoon, I felt something was not right with my body and called 9-1-1 out of an abundance of caution, and I'm glad I did. I was diagnosed with a small bleed in the thalamus region of my brain.
"The doctors are very encouraged by the progress I've made so far. In order to take my recovery seriously and get back to work on the quickest timeline possible, I will be spending several weeks at a rehabilitation center after being discharged from the hospital today.

312h ago

Gregg Levine

@greggjlevine.bsky.social

While I am glad Murphy is taking time to recover—“pushing through” illness, especially neurological injury, isn’t the virtue many would make it—this is upsetting on 2 fronts. 1) it might mean the stroke was more severe, & 2) Senate Republicans are going to be pushing a lot of votes in the lame duck.

191h ago

Lux 🌸 Alptraum

@luxalptraum.com

So I’m glad Murphy is prioritizing his health and also it was wild to get to the end and see the other name Bluesky keeps floating as a Majority Leader candidate is also someone who has had a (minor) stroke www.nytimes.com/2026/11/06/u...

Murphy Will Not Return to Senate Next Week
After Stroke
Senator Christopher S. Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, said in a statement that he would spend several weeks recovering at a rehabilitation center.

161h ago

mudgeman.bsky.social

@mudgeman.bsky.social

Damn, didn't see anything about this. Here's to a quick recovery for Senator Murphy.

151h ago

dmprp.bsky.social

@dmprp.bsky.social

No, we don’t know what happened to McConnell but we do with Senator Murphy.

131h ago

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Sen. Chris Murphy discharged after stroke, will miss weeks of votes

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