Mitch McConnell's Hand Is Discolored But He Swears Nothing Is Wrong

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Source: buzzfeed


Viral photos show McConnell picking up a face mask, revealing his right hand to be much darker than the rest of his body, as well as a bandaged thumb.


Last updated on October 22, 2020, at 5:36 p.m. ET


Mitch McConnell, the 78-year-old Senate Majority Leader currently running for reelection, is denying any health issues despite photos showing his hand bandaged and severely discolored.

On Wednesday, photos went viral of McConnell bending down to pick up a dropped face mask on Capitol Hill the day prior, revealing his right hand to be much darker than the rest of his body and that his thumb is bandaged.


McConnell's office did not respond to numerous requests for comment from BuzzFeed News about the health of the top Senate Republican, who is up for reelection in Kentucky in just under two weeks.

However, when asked by a reporter on Thursday about his health and the concerning photos of his hand, McConnell denied there was an issue.


"Do you have some kind of health issue?" asked Politico reporter John Bresnahan. "Everyone been's talking about your hands."
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"Of course not," replied McConnell.
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Read more: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amberjamieson/mitch-mcconnell-hands-health

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whow. that is quite the bruise!! --or lack of circulation?

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McConnell speaks during a debate on October 12, 2020.

[LisaL]

1. Of course not?

His hand is black and blue, but there are no health issues? All righty then.

[mpcamb]

11. I'm no pathologist but it looks like Elaine Chao drove over it with an SUV.

[BusyBeingBest]

15. I LOL'd.

[machoneman]

90. Other Senate Re[ubliscums beat it with a baseball bat to keep him from voting in any PPE $$$!

[634-5789]

2. Rumor has it that he's starting to rot from the inside out.

[bullimiami]

3. That's not just a rumor

[Wicked Blue]

4. The artificial skin is dissolving

and the alien life form underneath is slowly being revealed.

[El Supremo]

5. What is that white mark above his index finger?

An alien bite?

[csziggy]

19. Steri strips - they are used to hold wounds together

Usually for wounds not deep enough to be stitched - or to keep places that had been stitched together after the stitches are removed.

[El Supremo]

39. Good observation, but naw.

[csziggy]

41. The ones they gave me to use when my stitches were removed were shorter than that

Maybe an inch or so but when I ran short I cut some in half to have enough to cover the areas I was still worried about as the incision healed.

This page lists 1/4" x 1-1/2" ones: https://www.healthproductsforyou.com/p-a3m-steri-strip-adhesive-skin-closure-strips.html

That's probably equivalent to the ones I've seen and used. Steri-Strip is a 3M brand name, the ones I had were not labeled that way, probably some generic version.

[volstork]

47. Those are SteriStrips on his hand

they are just cut to size. He likely had some sort of injury to his hand that required use of SteriStrips and also caused bleeding under the skin.

[ailsagirl]

75. But both hands are bruised..?

[bluedigger]

6. He's a known associate of any number of tight asses.

There's just no telling who clenched while his hand was up there.

[CincyDem]

10. That's just wrong.

[happybird]

7. Mom was on prednisone for a long time

She’s been off it for over a year, but it made her skin super thin. Even the lightest bump against a doorjam leaves gigantic, awful looking bruises. If she really whacks into something the results look horrifying. That’s the first thing I thought of when seeing the Mitch pics- very similar to Mom.

[leftieNanner]

14. Same here

My Mom was on prednisone for years. Her skin was like tissue paper. She always wore long sleeved tops because of the bruises.

Wonder what's going on with Mitch?

[japple]

17. As one who has taken steroids & used topical steroid cream for eczema, I recognise that

thinning of the skin. Any needle stick, slight bump leaves horrible bruising. Fortunately never as bad as what MMc is going thru.

[Rebl2]

51. I've been

On prednisone since I was 18 and am in my 60’s. Yes I have thin skin from it and bruise easily, but never anything like that just by bumping it. Maybe he fell and landed on that hand or slammed it in a car door. It’s also possible he is on a blood thinner. That causes horrible bruising as well.

[Marrah_Goodman]

8. The picture I saw was both hands and his upper lip

[klook]

9. Reminds me of Dr. Strangelove

The rogue arm that would jerk uncontrollably into a Nazi salute.

[blm]

12. I had a similar look after a trip to emergency room 2years ago

[mucifer]

13. he must be paying Satan in blood

[JDC]

16. The bug needs a new host body

[NurseJackie]

27. Ha!

[PatrickforO]

85. OK, we got a giant bug with a huge inferiority complex

tear-assing around Manhattan, wearing a brand new Edgar suit!

What's the play?

With a bug in town, we check the morgues.

[louis-t]

18. Blood thinners.

[Warpy]

80. Unlikely

The only times I've seen a hand that looks like that is when an IV cannula has become dislodged from a vein during the administration of an extremely toxic drug. Chemo drugs can do this, so can dilantin for seizure disorders.

This doesn't look like ordinary bruising, it looks like there's some underlying tissue necrosis.

[louis-t]

91. My uncle had the same thing shortly before his death.

He was on blood thinners. Occasionally, you would see blood drops on the floor. His hands and arms looked just like that. I'm sure there were other issues, but the medications added to the problems.

[TheCowsCameHome]

20. Maybe his shell slammed shut without warning.

[ailsagirl]

77. LOL

[lastlib]

92. This?

[Ponietz]

21. gangrenous bastard

[Autumn]

22. A Twitter post showed closeups of his face. He had a bruise by his mouth and a small one on his nose

[appalachiablue]

55. Photos: Mitch Denies Health Problems, But Banged Up

- Daily Mail, UK.

[certainot]

61. you can't drink a gallon of bourbon and not fall once in a while

[appalachiablue]

72. Ha! And not at that age

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

95. Yeah, he was just brawling with his hommies. LOL!

Seriously, he looks terrible. McConnell is nuts.

[truthisfreedom]

23. Yes, his hand looks terrible, but what the hell is up with his MASK?

What is oozing out of his pores to make it look like that?

[Blue_playwright]

50. Makeup

Mine looks like that after I leave work. 😃

[Celerity]

88. Toadstool juice

[Laelth]

24. Occam's Razor says COVID-19 is the most likely answer.

Blood clots in the extremities are a known symptom of the disease.

-Laelth

[paleotn]

31. A fall while taking blood thinner.

The bane of elderly folks everywhere.

[Autumn]

33. Then he fell on his mouth, above his lips,his nose and his left eye matches the color on his hand.

Link to tweet

[paleotn]

34. Yes...

Such things are common in geriatric patients. When they go down, they really go down. The band aid and steri strip on his hand fit the profile.

[Normanart]

48. I have to agree

My wife and I cared for elderly patients in our home for 12 years. This looks like a face first fall, trying to catch himself withs his hands, Not strong enough to stop his face from hitting something. Very common.

[DeminPennswoods]

56. Looks like a face first fall

to me. Maybe he tripped over something or lost his balance. Those are the kind of bruises the elderly can get from a fall because their skin is thinner and bruises much more easily. Saw it with my own parents.

[pfitz59]

87. This is what my Nurse Nephew said

Falling while old...

[Frosty02]

25. Cthulhu

Does anyone know where HP Lovecraft is?

[NCjack]

26. Co-worker had a finger tip that looked like that, and it was spreading to the 3rd

knuckle when his doc conceded defeat and had a surgeon amputate. Most likely explanation: a paper cut on the tip of the finger, followed by feces infection from poor technique in wiping his ass.

I think that McConnell probably got the paper cut and infected it by inserting that finger up his anus.

[Hassler]

28. He's a corpse rotting from the inside.

[paleotn]

29. He fell and he's on coumadin....

Not unusual for someone his age. And when you fall, you automatically put your hand out to break your fall.

[SergeStorms]

59. Did he fall on his face?

Looking at the other pictures you can see bruises on his upper lip, his mouth, and it looks as if the other hand is bruised as well. Humpty Rudy took a great fall!

[warmfeet]

30. A natural consequence of being tRumps puppeteer.

That asshole has got to be gross.

[Boogiemack]

32. So Mitch has COVID19 and is on steroids that don't agree with him? nt

[The Last James Left]

35. Maybe he's Black

And his disgustingly racist views are just overcompensation. Hey, we've already seen it with viciously 'anti gay' preachers and pols!

[bucolic_frolic]

36. Does the left ankle look a bit swollen?

Puffy above the penny loafers, more so than just the photo angle. Can't see on the other foot because it's straight angle

[Botany]

53. pulmonary edema?

Mitch is in God's waiting room.

[TryLogic]

70. Both ankles look swollen to me.

[sandensea]

37. Is there a doctor in the house?

That looks like he fell on it. Perhaps a DUer with medical expertise could help us figure this out.

Not that anyone cares about Mitch the Bitch. But he is the 2nd most powerful man in Washington right now - a virtual prime minister (from hell).

[Sin]

38. After so many

After you make so many horcrux you start to show the effects.

[Mr.Bill]

40. FWIW, my wife is a retired RN and she speculates

lack of circulation due to any number of reasons, some of them already mentioned here, such as blood clots, small trauma, like a fall combined with blood thinners.

She does say it's very serious and he may be in danger of losing the use of that hand if not lose the hand itself.

With nothing to go on but a few pictures, it's just speculation, although it's speculation by a retired RN with 40+ years of experience. Meaning this is not the first time she's seen something like this.

[appalachiablue]

45. Soldiers in WWII winter Battle of the Bulge had this, 'trench foot'

black and blue frozen feet from the cold, ice and snow, lack of circulation and more. The feet of some had to be amputated. I recently watched a documentary.

Just saying, Mitch better ease up.

[kb3ojg]

42. And.....what is horrible about this exactly?

1. He's a total piece of shit.

2. He's one of Trump's lickspittles.

3. He (and his party cronies) are actively involved in an attempt to hijack the Supreme Court.

Not going to pretend to have any sympathy for ol' "Bitch" McConnell.

I genuinely hope whatever is going on causes blood clots and he ends up having a stroke.

Faux "sympathy" for filth really pisses me off.

[bucolic_frolic]

43. MITCH IS USING SCIENCE!!

No wonder he won't talk about it.

[mcar]

44. Gangrene?

[3Hotdogs]

68. Nah. Leprosy. But don't worry.

Jesus is on the case.

[LudwigPastorius]

46. Satan is claiming his own, one appendage at a time.

[Brainfodder]

49. Fell down & into a fire?

Or he is the chosen one for presidential checkups?

[Evolve Dammit]

52. Bye Moscow Mitch. Wish I never heard of you and you truly have no soul. Stewart was right.

[benld74]

54. Recall a video of him falling forward

As he climbed 2-4 stairs to talk from a podium which was set on a stage. Awkward fall, didn’t look like much BUT he looked out of control while he fell. His right hand was leading the fall.

He got right back up and began talking after getting to podium. Saw this on twitter.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.columbusalive.com/entertainment/20200922/daily-distraction-mark-first-day-of-fall-by-watching-mitch-mcconnell-trip%3ftemplate=ampart

[DeminPennswoods]

57. He does walk with a limp due to childhood

polio. Bones tend to shrink with age, perhaps exacerbating the limp.

[BigmanPigman]

58. Both hands and upper lip, likely due to blood thinners

for his heart, etc. The blood thinner make skin tear, bleed a d bruise easily. I know someone who bruised and bled easily when on blood thinners. It may be for his heart and blod clots. Since his lip is also bruised he probably fell (unfortunately it wasn't from his high horse).

I saw this earlier and since is on his upper lip and both hands people have suggested this is typical of the medications.

(photo is real. direct link https://t.co/W6tFGCrYaJ) https://t.co/UYCtL8CFF4

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[Lucky Luciano]

60. Occam's razor suggests he is a zombie.

[Judi Lynn]

62. Maybe he's been practicing waving "bye bye" too hard. n/t

[smb]

63. Maybe He Left His Hand Sticking Out On His Last Dip In The Lazarus Pit nt

[the_sly_pig]

64. obviously wore a horcrux ....

Or more likely made one.

[seta1950]

65. If he's on blood thinners

That is a very bad sign, dangerous.

[Bayard]

66. Diabetes?

That's my first thought. Both of my sisters were life-long Type 1, and had various amputations due to poor circulation.

[cstanleytech]

74. Hoping I can avoid that myself which is why I have been trying to keep my glucose levels in range

as much as possible.

[reggaehead]

67. Looks like

Necrosis to me. Though I am not trained to make a diagnosis like that

[Kali]

69. if he was a normal person I would guess he caught his hand in some kind of machinery

doubt it was the fall in the vid above as he clearly did not hit his face then. but perhaps it is an ongoing problem. hopefully sepsis will take hold.

[Chicago1980]

71. Probably rot because he's evil...

[cstanleytech]

73. Heath issue is most likely or he has been beating someone or someone has been beating him up.

[C Moon]

82. Putin's helpers keeping him line? :D

[question everything]

76. His opponent should raise the question of him fitting for 6 more years

[KS Toronado]

79. I think his hands look like normal SHIT going through it's aging process, will be dust/dirt shortly.

[eppur_se_muova]

81. Bad batch of embalming fluid ? nt

[C Moon]

83. After watching him fall climbing up a couple stairs to a microphone, I would guess he fell at home.

The man is one of the most evil senators to lead our senate. I'll leave it at that.

[yuiyoshida]

84. Looks like his Corporate Sponsors gave him a warning

tow the line, or "VINNY" WILL come visit him in the night... and you dun wanna wake Vinny up...he gets mighty pissed.

[Aussie105]

86. That's either facial bruising from a fall

and damaged blood vessels in the wrists from defensive action, or just a general disintegration and leakage from blood vessels.

If the latter, it will get worse and spread. Internal organs can't be seen of course, but it will be worse there if it is systemic blood vessel leakage.

I've had a bruise like that. Felt sick for weeks after. Mitch shouldn't be at work like that.
(If recent bruising, will get larger and darker.)

[obamanut2012]

89. Makeup smudges on the inside of his mask, too

Foundation and/or concealer, it looks like.

[dbonds]

93. Its Turtle Molting Season.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

94. That's concerning -- is he not saying anything because of the election?

He should explain to the public what is going on with his health.

[Baitball Blogger]

96. Protect your virgen children!

This blood-sucker is prime for a feeding.

[applegrove]

97. After discussion with hosts ... LOCKING

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