The decision comes after a series of medical episodes in recent years, including injuries sustained from falls and times when his face briefly ... Angerer/Getty Images) "Seven times, my fellow ...

He made a lot of conservative decisions and statements, but he made them with confidence and conviction, even in the face of backlash," a user wrote on X. "Heard that Mitch McConnell wont see ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell is pushed in a wheelchair as he heads for votes at the Capitol on Tuesday in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Originally, McConnell and Trump were allies.

In late 2024, McConnell injured his wrist and cut his face after falling during a Senate event. The following year, in February 2025, he fell in the Capitol building and needed a wheelchair as a ...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is seen with a bandaged face and wrist brace following a stumble and fall earlier at lunch at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 10 ...

Then Trump questioned whether McConnell had polio. By Steve Benen Even during Donald Trump’s first term as president, he didn’t exactly have a good relationship with Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Since these events, McConnell has fallen several other times at the Capitol: once in December 2024, leading to a sprained wrist and a cut on his face, and twice in one day earlier this month.

(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) "Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate," McConnell said in prepared remarks provided in advance to the AP. "Every day in between I’ve ...