Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) fell down the Senate stairs after casting a vote on Wednesday, multiple outlets reported.
According to Daily Mail, the 82-year-old Republican “fell down a marble staircase on Capitol Hill Wednesday after voting for Donald Trump’s Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner.”
BREAKING: Senator Mitch McConnell has reportedly fallen down the stairs AGAIN as he was leaving the Senate today.
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Daily Mail reports:
The Kentucky Republican’s stumble occurred just after the longtime lawmaker exited the Senate floor.
He was reportedly helped up by Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla).
McConnell, the former longtime leader of the Senate Republicans from 2007 – 2025, has been battling a string of health issues over the last few years.
ADVERTISEMENTAnd his fall Wednesday raises fresh questions about his ability to do his job and the advanced age of so many of the nation’s political leaders.
‘It’s time to retire,’ conservative commentator Benny Johnson said of McConnell after the fall Wednesday.
‘The Congress is a den of liars, thieves and apparently now nursing home patients,’ X user George Behizy posted. ‘Mitch McConnell needs to retire.’
The Republican has been involved in multiple falls while working which have led to various injuries.
“Fox confirms. McConnell falls down Senate stairs after voting to confirm Scott Turner as HUD Secretary. Unclear about injuries. But Fox is told he appears to be ok. McConnell was helped up by Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK),” Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram said.
Fox confirms. McConnell falls down Senate stairs after voting to confirm Scott Turner as HUD Secretary. Unclear about injuries. But Fox is told he appears to be ok. McConnell was helped up by Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK).
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) February 5, 2025
Mitch McConnell falls down stairs while exiting Senate chamber after HUD secretary vote https://t.co/FtRukedL5a pic.twitter.com/FeFGVkpjSO
— New York Post (@nypost) February 5, 2025
From The Courier-Journal:
McConnell previously suffered a sprained wrist and cut to his face after falling in Washington, D.C. in December 2024.
USA TODAY also reported three additional incidents in which the senator fell in 2023. Two did not result in serious injuries, but one fall in March 2023 at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington, D.C., sidelined him for roughly six weeks after suffering a concussion and broken ribs.
ADVERTISEMENTMcConnell, now in his seventh term representing Kentucky, recently stepped down from his post as the GOP’s Senate leader, a position he had held since 2007. He plans to remain in the Senate through the end of his term, which expires at the end of 2026. But he has not announced whether he will seek reelection.
While McConnell no longer serves as the party’s Senate leader, he’s said he expects to still hold influence among Republican senators. Priorities for him include pushing for lawmakers to invest in national defense and to work with nations that are allies with the U.S.
He currently serves as chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, the Rules Committee and the Agriculture Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research.
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