Sen. Mitch McConnell falls in Capitol hallway

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Sen. Mitch McConnell, 83, fell to the ground in a Capitol hallway Thursday afternoon as he made his way to Senate votes. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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McConnell, who announced in February that he would not seek reelection, fell to the floor while two volunteers from the environmental advocacy group Sunrise Movement approached the senator and asked him a question about Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions. He did not respond to the question. The senator seemed unsteady, but got up and kept walking with the help of his detail. He then waved to the two individuals who were questioning him.

Attack by environmental terrorists confirmed.

Bell @lemmy.world 7d ago
To summarize further: "An old man fell"

yesman @lemmy.world 7d ago

It's so sad that McConnell isn't going to live to see the America he was so instrumental in creating.

Lka1988 @sh.itjust.works 6d ago
He doesn't care. He got his, fuck everyone else.
balance8873 @lemmy.myserv.one 6d ago
You mean the smoking pit where america was

dhork @lemmy.world 7d ago

Now the Congress will obsess itself finding out who on the Senate janitorial staff is an Antifa plant

neidu3 @sh.itjust.works 7d ago
Whichever is brownest

ThePantser @sh.itjust.works 7d ago

I hear he got back up, so bad news everyone.

IninewCrow @lemmy.ca 7d ago

Fuck this headline .... tell us when he's freakin dead.

neidu3 @sh.itjust.works 7d ago

Oh no, is the hallway OK?

TheRealKuni @piefed.social 7d ago

As long as he didn’t land on the back of his shell, he should be able to get up. Turtles are pretty close to the ground anyway.

GreenBottles @lemmy.world 6d ago

Term limits, age limits. #NOKINGS 10/18/25 - Find your local protest: https://www.nokings.org/#map

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- balance8873 @lemmy.myserv.one 6d ago
  What?

800XL @lemmy.world 6d ago

Come on broken hip! The hero America needs!

WanderWisley @lemmy.world 6d ago

Finally some good news from the capital.

pop [he/him] @lemmy.blahaj.zone 7d ago

You can see him letting go of his assistant, and then he realizes he needs help but his assistant is walking faster, he tries to walk until he can't anymore, and falls. Then as he walks away, he lets go again.

Take note, and when you're older and become disabled, don't be like this guy. Get a cane or a walker, and make your life easier.

Almacca @aussie.zone 7d ago
Or retire.
- pop [he/him] @lemmy.blahaj.zone 7d ago
  That too. I was trying to focus on the disability aspect.
  It's just wild to me that having so much money and power, he prefers to fall rather than use support. When I bought my walker, it took like half my monthly income at the time. This guy could buy Professor X's chair and not feel a thing in his wallet.