Posted on 02/05/2025 11:12:51 AM PST by Red Badger
Republican Senator Mitch McConnell-KY, 82, fell down Senate stairs after voting to confirm Trump’s HUD Secretary.
The Senate confirmed Eric Turner as HUD Secretary 55-44.
“Fox confirms. McConnell falls down Senate stairs after voting to confirm Scott Turner as HUD Secretary. Unclear about injuries. But Fox is told he appears to be ok. McConnell was helped up by Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK).” Fox News reporter Chad Pergram said.
In December shocking video posted to X showed Senator Mitch McConnell needing assistance to walk after his fall.
The 82-year-old Kentucky Senator fell down and sprained his wrist at a Senate Republican luncheon in December.
Disturbing video taken by The Floridian Press showed McConnell could barely walk after his fall.
There were three people holding McConnell as he walked.
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what happens if hes absent for RFK, Tulsi, Kash
For better or worse, it doesn’t look to me as if he broke.
“I’m ok, I meant to do that.”
I wasn’t counting on his vote for those.
The vote will be very close whether he’s there or not.
He can’t resign because Kentucky has a Democrat Governor...............
Waiting for someone to post a video of Trump hitting a golf ball, then hitting McConnell.
Retire!
Traditionally HUD Secretary is a boring and dumb job.
But—with DOGE in play the job becomes critically important.
HUD is a gigantic slush fund for the left.
It will take major focus on detail to dissect their hundreds of schemes and scams.
If he is absent the US Senate votes and his probable NO vote doesn’t get counted. The Senate confirms the nominees anyway either 50-52 or 50-50 with JD Vance casting the tie breaker as President of the Senate
EXACTLY!!!
“BREAKING”!! And they mean breaking
Ky pass a law requiring the Gov to pick a candidate from the same party as the retired Senator to fill out his term. 9 other states have the same law
Kentucky changed the rules a few years ago, limiting the appointment power of the governor: Under the amended law, the governor now may only choose from three names recommended by the executive committee of the outgoing senator’s state party, and must make that selection within 21 days of receiving the list from the party.
KY Governor has said he would go to court to fight that law, believing he would win. Given the court system’s bias in favor of liberal activism, he might succeed.
It’s starting to look like [ ALL ] FED GOV Departments are SLUSH FUNDS for the left!
“The vote will be very close whether he’s there or not.
He can’t resign because Kentucky has a Democrat Governor...............”
Have we looked into the details here, lately, of how Kentucky fills vacant US Senate seats? I thought I read that the process changed recently per Republican State legislature there, no?
How is the vote 55-54? I thought there were only 100 senators. Or was Obama right that there are 57 states?
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