Mitch McConnell fell recently at a D.C. airport, prior to press conference freeze-up

[brooklynite]

Source: NBC News

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tripped and fell while disembarking from a plane at Reagan National Airport earlier this month, according to two sources familiar with the incident.

McConnell, 81, was not seriously hurt, and was seen at the Capitol later that day, where he interacted with at least one reporter.

The July 14 fall, which has not been previously reported, occurred after the flight out of Washington was canceled while everyone was on board. McConnell, R-Ky., who was a passenger on the plane, had a “face plant,” someone who was on the plane at the time but did not witness the fall told NBC News. That passenger also said they spoke to another passenger who helped tend to McConnell after the fall.

The Senate’s top Republican has also recently been using a wheelchair as a precautionary measure when navigating crowded airports, according to a source familiar with his practices.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mcconnell-fell-recently-dc-airport-prior-wednesdays-freeze-rcna96568

[peppertree]

1. Sadly, Gov. Beshear can't replace him with a Democrat.

Knowing this day would soon come, KY Repugs stripped him of that power.

[BOSSHOG]

4. Trash always has a plan

[peppertree]

5. Sad, but true.

And Big Money - that's the problem.

That's, after all, wow Hitler rose to power: corporate donations - including from abroad, as Prescott Bush knew so well.

[Dustlawyer]

30. Campaign Donations and media propaganda are the two root problems we must solve

before we will accomplish solutions to most of our problems. Immigration, education, voting, climate change, environment… are on issues we cannot properly solve unless and until we deal with the root causes. It must be our sole focus!

[Gore1FL]

21. Here is my suggested three-step work-around for that.

1> Alison Lundergan Grimes should announce she is changing parties to become a Republican.

2> Beshear appoints her as Senator.

3> After she is sworn in, Alison Lundergan Grimes announces she is changing parties to become a Democrat.

[Attilatheblond]

22. Sounds like a plan

The GOP will ALWAYS play dirty. Give it back to them and call it karma

[peppertree]

23. That'd be great - but I believe the Repug Leg. would have to approve any such appointment

They covered all their bases, making sure there were no work-arounds.

If Republicans were half as good at governance, as they are at underhandedness and power-grabbing (plus money-grabbing), what a country this could be.

[YDogg]

2. Somehow, I thought his corpse was older than 81.

I have an acquaintance who is 101, and he looks at least as healthy as ol' mitch looked today. Evil must really age a person.

[barbtries]

3. well,

his health is failing. so be it. i watched the clip of him today and wanted not much more than to see his ass crumble to the ground. he's done enough damage to this country for a thousand senators.

[not fooled]

6. There must be a correlation

between the sociopathic lust for power and desire to hold onto said power until death.
An evil man. Ol' Scratch is warming up a seat for him.

[appmanga]

7. I find it painful...

...that these Republicans have become so deleterious to the country it's hard to have compassion for them. There was a time when partisanship could be set aside for humanity and and empathy for leaders of this country, regardless of party. The modern Republicans have killed yet another thing that made us the envy of the world.

[UpInArms]

8. My hope is that he is stricken mute

And paralyzed, unable to communicate in any way and have a slow lingering death

[LudwigPastorius]

9. Actual footage of the airport incident:

[ShazzieB]

11. LOLOLOLOL!!!!!

Thanks. I didn't know I needed that, but it turns out I did!

[cstanleytech]

13. Impossible as that creature clearly has a heart.

[colorado_ufo]

19. God please forgive me, but I laughed out loud!

I had a near fall at DIA about 3 weeks ago after having been forced to sleep at the airport all night, and Monday I had a horse run over me! I'm not quite 80 years old but I'm approaching faster than I had hoped to. It really pays to eat right and work out at the gym!

[Hekate]

10. It's a bad sign when an 80 year old starts having falls. I noticed his lips are dark blue again, too

[agingdem]

24. I suspect that vile sonofabitch

has had one of more TIAs and is sucking down blood thinners...

[onetexan]

12. Yet the repugs have been complaining about agile & sprinting POTUS's age?

MoJoe's in excellent health for his age. Mitch is a year behind him concussed & freezing up. And we don't hear them complaining.

[BigmanPigman]

15. Keith Olbermann said the same thing today...

[DallasNE]

14. As I Recall, He Had A Fall In A Hotel Not That Long Ago

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I think using the wheelchair is a result of that earlier fall.

The earlier fall was just 4 months ago and he was hospitalized for 5 days. Before that, he had a fall in 2019 where he broke a shoulder and missed several months during rehab. About 20 years ago he also had triple bypass heart surgery.

I suspect his "freeze" could have been vertigo but I'm no doctor.

[AKwannabe]

17. Free fallin

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&pp=ygUVZnJlZSBmYWxsaW4gdG9tIHBldHR5




Die. BITCH!

[Kennah]

18. Gotta find the coffin he sleeps in. A fall won't do it.

[Fresh Water Falling]

20. Remember how the media was ALL OVER Hillary's stumble in '16?

Let me go way out on a limb and guess McConnell's Moment won't get nearly that level of coverage!

[3Hotdogs]

27. Anyone have a wooden stake and a mirror and a silver cross?

Surely someone has a silver cross to hold up in front of ---- maybe that's what happened yesterday. Maybe there was a fundi standing a few feet from him, wearing a cross around her neck.

[bmichaelh]

25. Maybe he needs medical attention

I remember when I was in the hospital for cancer treatment.

I fell and they immediately scheduled a CAT scan of my head.

Maybe he should have a CAT scan

[COL Mustard]

26. Maybe they can wax the floors

With a few extra coats. Just sayin', it sure would look nice!

[Jarqui]

28. I cannot think of anything nice to say ... nt

[twodogsbarking]

29. When the world gets in my face I say, have a nice day.

[Paladin]

31. He can't be gone soon enough to suit me. (nt)