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Posted on 10/23/2020 4:58:55 AM PDT by be-baw
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday there were "no concerns" about his health, after bandages and what appeared to be bruises on his hands drew widespread attention this week.
McConnell, 78, batted down questions from reporters in the Capitol about if he had health concerns, which would come as he is running for a seventh term.
When a reporter noted that there had been talk about the GOP leader's hands and asked if there was anything people should know, McConnell replied: "Of course not."
Approached by a second reporter who asked if he was OK, McConnell said there were "no concerns."
McConnell declined to respond to a follow-up question about if he was being treated by a doctor. Spokespeople for McConnell didn't immediately respond to an email about the status of the GOP leader's health.
Speculation about McConnell's health kicked into high gear this week after the Republican leader appeared at a press conference with bandages on his hands and his right hand appearing significantly darker with what appeared to be bruising. McConnell also appeared to have slight bruising around his mouth Tuesday.
The GOP leader has been photographed several times this week with his right hand in his pocket. But the discoloration and bandages were visible again Thursday as McConnell spoke from the Senate floor.
Trump says he hopes Supreme Court strikes down ObamaCare Trump posts full '60 Minutes' interview showing him walking out There have been no signs of changes in McConnell's day-to-day running of the Senate this week. He's spoken from the Senate floor daily this week, held his regular Tuesday press conference, attended party lunches and held TV interviews.
Questions about his health come amid the coronavirus global health pandemic. McConnell has spoken frequently about the importance of wearing masks and social distancing, including noting in Kentucky recently that he hadn't visited the White House since early August because of their response to the virus.
The GOP leader, who survived polio as a child, previously fell in 2019, resulting in him having to have surgery for a fractured shoulder.
His hands look like it’s psoriasis.
He sounded very odd yesterday when he was talking on Fox.
Something off with his voice.
Hard to tell. The article offered no pics or vid of the bandages or any injuries. Interesting.
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ive seen the pics...very strange....
It’s the blood thinners. Easier to bruise. Any time my dad had a needle stuck in his arm, he would bruise.
Yeah. I used to see large bruises on my grampas hands and arms from him banging his hands while working on the motor of his car and would be shocked. Well now that I’m 66 I get a bruise form the slightest bump. Hey Grampa,I’ll be seeing you soon.
:It’s the blood thinners. Easier to bruise.”
That makes sense. I’m on eliquis, 5 mt twice a day, and I almost always have scabs on the backs of my hands and forearms. They heal after a couple weeks. I don’t get much bruising though.
He used the dreaded Senate Majority Leader’s Treadmill.
As people age, their skin gets thinner and easier to scratch open. Also, some common meds, such as aspirin, can cause dark blotches.
Oh good grief! They are two bandaids on his fingers. The posted article creates the impression that he had big bandages and a lot of bruising. More fake news.
I think he had to school Schumer after Chuckie sucker punched him in the mouth in the Senate Cloak Room.
That would be pretty awesome.
He had bruising on lips and chin. It looked like he’d been in a fight.
It looks like he took a fall and hit his face on something.
Age related, probably a bump or slip or something.
My mother had those same exact bruises on her hands, I recognized them immediatly - the doctor said it was from taking blood thinners.
Senate majority leaders seem to have differences with their exercise equipment. (First- Old Harry, Second- Mitch); Two leaders have found they aren’t a strong as first believed.
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