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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...