House Republican involved in vehicle wreck discharged from hospital
'He is one of my favorite people up here,' Rep. Tim Burchett said of Rep. Jim Baird
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Republican Rep. Jim Baird of Indiana was discharged from the hospital, according to a Tuesday post on his X account.
The lawmaker's vehicle had been "struck in an accident," according to a post issued earlier on Tuesday.
"We are pleased to share that Congressman Jim Baird was discharged after less than 24 hours in the hospital, and his wife Danise continues to receive excellent care as she recovers. Rep. Jim Baird and his family expressed their gratitude for the outpouring of love and support, and he thanks everyone for their prayers and well wishes," the post on Tuesday night noted.
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GOP Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee responded to the positive update about his colleague.
"Jim and I came to Congress together," Burchett noted. "He lost his arm in combat. He is one of my favorite people up here. God answered my prayer for Jim and please continue to pray for his sweet wife."
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Rep. Jim Baird, R-Ind., accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (L), speaks before U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins signs three new SNAP food choice waivers for the states of Idaho, Utah, and Arkansas in her office at the United States Department of Agriculture Whitten Building on June 10, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
While speaking to House Republicans at the Trump-Kennedy Center on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he wanted to send the lawmaker and his wife "our best wishes," saying the couple experienced a "pretty bad accident."
The president said: "we're praying that they get outta that hospital very quickly. He's gonna be fine, she's gonna be fine."
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Rep. Jim Baird, R-Ind., arrives for the House Foreign Affairs Committee markup hearing in the Capitol Visitor Center on Friday, March 24, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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Baird has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since early 2019.
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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