Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) dropped to the ground as he was making his way out of the Senate on Thursday, according to a video posted to social media.
In the video, posted Thursday morning, McConnell is seen trying to cling to security as an activist asks him about ICE raids. He then falls to the floor with a grunt.
“Sen. Mitch McConnell fell in the Russell basement, while being questioned my [sic] members of The Sunrise Movement, who took this video,” EWTN Capitol Hill correspondent Erik Rosales said in an X post accompanying the video.
After he was helped to his feet, McConnell gestures to the camera with a wave. Snickering can be heard as the senator is escorted out of the building.
It’s the latest in a series of alarming health scares to plague the 83-year-old former Republican Senate leader, who has served since 1985.
Back in the summer of 2023, the senator twice froze up during public appearances, raising concerns about his health.
Also in 2023, McConnell was hospitalized after tripping at a hotel during a private dinner.
In February 2024, McConnell announced he was stepping down as the top Republican in the Senate, and that he would not seek reelection to the upper chamber of Congress when his current term ends in January 2027.
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