Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the Senate’s longest-serving party leader, fell in a hallway of a Senate office building on Thursday as he was heading to the Capitol for votes. The incident was captured on footage by a left-wing activist group, the Sunrise Movement, and reported by the New York Post.
The 83-year-old senator was seen reaching toward an aide moments before losing his balance and falling to the ground. The aide and a security guard immediately helped him back to his feet. McConnell appeared to wave to bystanders before continuing down the hallway with assistance. The video showed the fall taking place just outside his office.
McConnell has previously suffered multiple falls and health-related incidents over the past few years, which have drawn attention to his mobility issues. Earlier this year, he announced that he will not seek re-election in 2024. Since early 2023, he has dealt with a series of injuries and hospitalizations. He briefly used a wheelchair following several falls and has experienced public freezing episodes during press appearances.
A spokesperson for the senator said earlier this year that the effects of childhood polio have occasionally affected McConnell’s balance. “Senator McConnell is fine,” the spokesperson stated. “The lingering effects of polio in his left leg will not disrupt his regular schedule of work.”
McConnell’s recent health incidents include a sprained wrist and facial cuts sustained in December 2024 after slipping during a Capitol lunch. Months earlier, in March 2023, he was hospitalized following a fall that resulted in a concussion and fractured rib. After that incident, he underwent rehabilitation before returning to his Senate duties.
Despite these challenges, McConnell has remained active in Senate proceedings, playing a key role in negotiating government funding measures and judicial confirmations.
The Kentucky senator was first elected in 1984. He has served seven terms and has been the Senate Republican leader since 2007, making him the longest-serving party leader in Senate history. He is set to step down from his leadership position at the end of his current term.
As of now, McConnell’s office has not commented on Thursday’s fall or indicated whether he required any medical evaluation following the incident.
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