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Sen. Mitch McConnell falls down Capitol stairs after confirmation vote


Sen. Mitch McConnell fell down again Wednesday, this time on stairs inside the U.S. Capitol moments after a confirmation vote.

McConnell, 82, fell while walking out of the Senate chamber after voting to confirm President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Scott Turner, according to The Hill.

Other senators and McConnell’s aides helped him to his feet, and he walked into another room without help.

However, D.C. outlet PunchBowl News reported that McConnell fell again inside the room.

“Mitch McConnell is in a wheelchair after falling multiple times today,” PunchBowl reporter Max Cohen wrote on social media, alongside a photo.

McConnell (R-Ky.) has fallen several times in recent years, sparking concern for his health. His most recent tumble occurred in December 2024, when he fell and cut his face at a Senate lunch.

Additionally, McConnell fell in a D.C. hotel room in March 2023 and was diagnosed with a concussion. That came four years after he fell at his home in Kentucky and broke his shoulder.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. wears a bandage on his face as he walks to cast a vote on the Senate floor after falling during a luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. wears a bandage on his face as he walks to cast a vote on the Senate floor after falling during a luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The falls haven’t been McConnell’s only health concern. During two separate media appearances in the summer of 2023, the senator froze up in front of the cameras, appearing unable to speak or hear before he was guided away from the scenes by aides.

McConnell has been a senator since 1985, and he was the Republican leader in the chamber from 2007 to 2025, making him the longest-tenured party leader in Senate history. He was replaced this year by John Thune from South Dakota.

Despite his longevity, McConnell is not even the oldest Republican currently in the Senate. That distinction belongs to Chuck Grassley, 90, from Iowa.

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