Senator Rand Paul will spend the next several days in the hospital, recovering from injuries he received in a politically-motivated attack Friday, and may face an “extended absence” from the Senate.
Paul’s chief political strategist, Doug Stafford, told The Wall Street Journal Monday that the senator’s injuries are far more severe than initially thought. Paul has five broken ribs, three of which are displaced and could require surgery. The senator is also suffering from bruises on his lungs. Paul’s staff did not say whether all of the injuries are to one lung, or to both.
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