Blumenthal Breaks Leg at UConn Parade, to Undergo Surgery

WASHINGTON—Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said he expects to undergo surgery to repair a broken leg he suffered Saturday during a victory parade for the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team.
In a tweet Saturday night, Blumenthal said a fellow parade goer tripped and fell on him during the event in Hartford, Connecticut, to celebrate the team winning the NCAA basketball title on April 4 in Houston.
The 77-year-old Democrat said he was awaiting “routine surgery” on his femur scheduled for Sunday and expects a full recovery.
“What can I say, I love a parade!” he wrote on Twitter.
Connecticut’s other U.S. senator, Chris Murphy, wrote on Twitter that “after he broke his femur he got back up, dusted himself off, and FINISHED THE PARADE. Most Dick Blumenthal thing ever.”…}