Mitch McConnell, 82, Falls Down Stairs Moments After Voting to Confirm a Member of Trump's Cabinet
Moments after Mitch McConnell voted to confirm President Donald Trump's pick for HUD secretary, the 82-year-old Kentucky senator fell down the stairs, according to multiple reports.
Senator Mitch McConnell falls twice, leaves Capitol in wheelchair
A spokesperson for the former Senate leader said he was fine and the "lingering effects of polio" won't disrupt his work.
Mitch McConnell Falls Down Senate Stairs: What We Know
Longtime GOP Senator Mitch McConnell, 82, fell down the stairs in the Senate after casting a vote, according to multiple reports.
Mitch McConnell fears as 82-year-old senator seen in wheelchair at U.S. Capitol after fall
The 82-year-old Senator from Kentucky has a long history of health problems, including a bout with polio in 1944, and has previously been hospitalized for a head injury
Trump: Mitch McConnell wasn’t ‘equipped mentally’ to lead Republicans, let GOP ‘go to hell’
President Trump added fuel to the fire in his feud with former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, claiming the longtime Kentucky senator lacked the mental sharpness to shepherd GOP members in the upper chamber.
'YOLO McConnell': Former Senate leader emerges as lone GOP voice against key Trump nominees
Out of Senate leadership and serving likely his last term, Mitch McConnell has often found himself on an island among Republicans in opposition to Trump.
It's time for Mitch McConnell to retire. It's Trump's America now. | Opinion
Sen. McConnell voted against two more of President Trump's qualified cabinet secretaries. Clearly, it's time for Mitch to go.
Mitch McConnell’s party of one
Mitch McConnell ran the Senate GOP. Now he’s going it alone as he wages battles against some of President Donald Trump’s highest-profile nominees. The Kentucky Republican became the only member of the Senate GOP’s 53-seat conference to oppose more than one Trump pick with his votes this week — first opposing Tulsi Gabbard’s director of national intelligence nomination on Wednesday and then Robert F.
Sen. Mitch McConnell defies Trump on nominee votes
Trump calls him “bitter,” but Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who severely criticized Trump over the Jan. 6 riot, has voted against RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard, and Pete Hegseth.
Trump calls McConnell 'not equipped mentally' after voting against his nominees
Ky., "not equipped mentally" after the senator voted against several of his nominees to cabinet positions.Feb. 13, 2025
Mitch McConnell Emerges as Swing Vote for Trump Nominees
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has voted against three of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Altered video purports to show McConnell wearing bandage after Capitol fall | Fact check
McConnell left the Capitol on Feb. 5 in a wheelchair, but there were no reports of him also wearing a bandage around his head ...
After Mitch McConnell’s fall, questions raised about how KY handles a US Senate vacancy
The process for filling a vacant US Senate seat in Kentucky has changed twice in the last four years. Here’s what to know ...
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Mitch McConnell sparks concern as he uses wheelchair at Capitol after terrifying fall
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell fell at the U.S. Capitol on Monday and is now using a wheelchair, a second fall in as ...
Mitch McConnell ‘fine’ after falling twice on Capitol Hill, forcing him to use wheelchair
Former Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell fell on a small set of stairs on Wednesday as he was exiting the Senate ...
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell falls down Senate stairs, is seen using a wheelchair
Reports: In his latest health incident, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell fell down the Senate stairs in Washington, D.C.
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Mitch McConnell using a wheelchair after falling down stairs at the Capitol
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is "fine," his office said Wednesday after he was seen using a wheelchair following a fall ...
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Mitch McConnell Explains His Sad Lone “No” Vote on Tulsi Gabbard
The former Senate majority leader couldn’t get a single Republican to vote with him against confirming Tulsi Gabbard as ...
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Mitch McConnell raises red flag in his state about coming Trump damage
Hours before he became the lone Republican senator to vote against the confirmation of ex-Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to be Donald ...