Sen. Mitch McConnell Falls While Walking, Now In Wheelchair

Senator Mitch McConnell has fallen yet again.

McConnell was seen using a wheelchair after suffering a fall after leaving the Senate floor.

As spokesperson for McConnell shared, “Senator McConnell is fine. The lingering effects of polio in his left leg will not disrupt his regular schedule of work.”

Senator Mitch McConnell just fell down the stairs while departing the Senate.

Mitch has been falling on stairs for a long time. Perhaps it's time for him to respect himself and RETIRE. It's elderly abuse by his family to keep him in there at this point. sgt pic.twitter.com/yHstJyT6Dc

— Alma Gentil (@Chinoy200096633) February 5, 2025

🚨 #BREAKING: Sen. Mitch McConnell has fallen YET AGAIN at the US Capitol

This is at LEAST the second time in the past several months

He can no longer walk, nor can he speak.

TERM. LIMITS. pic.twitter.com/zwYuB94zb3

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 5, 2025

Per NBC News:

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is “fine,” his office said Wednesday after he was seen using a wheelchair following a fall at the Capitol.

“Senator McConnell is fine. The lingering effects of polio in his left leg will not disrupt his regular schedule of work,” a McConnell spokesman said. McConnell, 82, had polio as a child.

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The spokesman added that McConnell is using a wheelchair “purely as a precautionary measure.”

Reporters witnessed McConnell falling down while walking down a small set of stairs leaving the Senate chamber on his way to a Republican caucus lunch.

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said he helped McConnell up after he fell while walking down the stairs from the Senate floor, telling reporters, “I think he just slipped on the steps, I was right behind him and helped him get back up, and he walked on his own power to lunch.”

*fell up the stairs pic.twitter.com/7lSVV3jPqt

— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) February 5, 2025

Per the Hill:

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) slipped and fell on the stairs leaving the Senate Chamber on Wednesday afternoon, prompting concerned aides to rush to help the 82-year-old lawmaker.

McConnell appeared to slip and fall back onto the three-step stairway leading from the chamber to the Ohio Clock Corridor, causing panicked looks to flash across his congressional staff and security detail, who crowded around him to get him back on his feet.

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