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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.S. Rep. Jim Baird, an Indiana Republican, and his wife are recovering in the hospital following a car accident.
“They’re going to be OK, but they had a pretty bad accident, and we’re praying that they get out of that hospital very quickly,” Trump said while speaking to House GOP members at a retreat at the Kennedy Center. “He’s going to be fine. She’s going to be fine.”
Baird, who represents Indiana’s 4th District, which includes much of Boone, Hendricks and Morgan counties, was first elected to Congress in 2019. He is 80 years old.
In a written statement Tuesday, Baird’s office said his vehicle was struck, but did not provide additional details regarding the circumstances of the crash.
“Congressman Baird is in the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, and he is extraordinarily grateful for everyone’s prayers during this time,” the statement reads.
News of the accident came as Republicans in D.C. mourn the death of Republican Doug LaMalfa, a seven-term U.S. representative from California. His death, along with the resignation of Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, narrows the party’s control of the House to 218 seats to Democrats’ 213.
In 2022, Indiana U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, a Republican, was killed in a head-on vehicle collision in her northern Indiana district. Two of her staffers traveling with her and the woman driving the other vehicle also died.
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