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Mitch McConnell, 82, falls in the Senate in latest health scare
UK Daily Mail ^ | 12/10/2024 | Jon Michael Raasch and Geoff Earle

Posted on 12/10/2024 12:00:59 PM PST by DFG

Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell fell over during a Senate lunch on Tuesday.

McConnell, 82, is the outgoing leader of the Senate Republicans and has been battling a string of health issues over the last few years including multiple falls.

Medical staff with a wheelchair were called in to assist after the senator fell during the lunch and sprained his wrist. He also has a cut on his face according to a witness in the room.

Leader McConnell tripped following lunch He sustained a minor cut to the face and sprained his wrist. He has been cleared to resume his schedule,' his spokesperson told DailyMail.com.

Sen. John Barrasso, the incoming whip, told DailyMail.com that McConnell 'is fine.'

A medical official also indicated afterward to press that he was okay despite the tumble.

McConnell suffered several health scares following a fall last year leading to bizarre 'freezing episodes' that sparked concerns.

McConnell was the longest-serving GOP leader in Senate history with a roughly 18-year tenure.

But his yearslong feud with Trump put him at odds with many in the GOP who wanted a MAGA leader going into the president-elect's second term.

Earlier this year, he shocked colleagues by announcing he would be stepping down from the leadership role.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 12/10/2024 12:00:59 PM PST by DFG
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2 posted on 12/10/2024 12:02:48 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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It’s long past time for this aging wimpy loser Republican to retire.


3 posted on 12/10/2024 12:03:35 PM PST by SunStar (Democrats piss me off!)
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To: DFG

time to pack it in Mitch


4 posted on 12/10/2024 12:03:39 PM PST by xp38
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Is he dead!


5 posted on 12/10/2024 12:03:40 PM PST by JoSixChip (P.S. There’s a fed in that thread you’re in right now.)
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To: DFG

The only way Mitch will ever leave the Senate is on a stretcher with a blanket over his head.


6 posted on 12/10/2024 12:03:53 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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To: DFG

“Why he’s OK. He fell right over”


7 posted on 12/10/2024 12:04:07 PM PST by llevrok (“'Remember when' is the lowest form of conversation.” - Tony Soprano)
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You can say the same for biden LOL


8 posted on 12/10/2024 12:04:55 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: DFG

Time for a dirt nap.


9 posted on 12/10/2024 12:05:14 PM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: DFG
Sen. John Barrasso, the incoming whip, told DailyMail.com that McConnell 'is fine.'

So is Biden, right?

The American people deserve much better than what McConnell can offer.

10 posted on 12/10/2024 12:05:15 PM PST by Living Free in NH
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To: DFG

One way or another, the DEMs are trying to find a way to retake the Senate and/or the House.


11 posted on 12/10/2024 12:06:39 PM PST by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: DFG

Too bad they were able to help him back up.


12 posted on 12/10/2024 12:06:48 PM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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Sen. John Barrasso, the incoming whip, told DailyMail.com that McConnell 'is fine.'

Another lying politician.

13 posted on 12/10/2024 12:06:50 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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Banana peel?


14 posted on 12/10/2024 12:07:53 PM PST by albie (U)
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The only thing scary is that he’s still there screwing America. Retire to China scumbag.


15 posted on 12/10/2024 12:07:56 PM PST by HYPOCRACY (Democracy is dead. Long live the Republic!)
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One way or another, the DEMs are trying to find a way to retake the Senate and/or the House.

Mitch will be wheeled in and told what to say, like Feinstein.

16 posted on 12/10/2024 12:08:31 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: DFG

Was he wearing a toe tag?


17 posted on 12/10/2024 12:09:19 PM PST by albie (U)
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Time to book Mitch into shady acres with Joe.


18 posted on 12/10/2024 12:10:03 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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If it comes to that, the Democrat governor of Kentucky would select a replacement. But someone said he is supposed to choose replacement from the same political party as the senator to be replaced. Can this be true?

Just doing some math, with such narrow margins in both House and Senate, hate to see our numbers dwindle.


19 posted on 12/10/2024 12:10:19 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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Did he get too big a check from China?


20 posted on 12/10/2024 12:11:49 PM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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