Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly received medical care Tuesday after suffering a fall during a Republican lunch meeting.
The 82-year-old senator, who will pass the leadership torch to Republican South Dakota Sen. John Thune in January, was spotted entering his Capitol office alongside a medical team with a wheelchair, according to The Hill.
“Leader McConnell tripped following lunch. He sustained a minor cut to the face and sprained his wrist,” a spokesperson for McConnell wrote in a statement to Scripps News’ Nathaniel Reed.
Leader McConnell fell during a GOP lunch today and there is a medical team with a wheelchair that just went into his office.
— Farnoush Amiri (@FarnoushAmiri) December 10, 2024
Multiple staffers rushed to McConnell at the lunch event, vacating their office to help the 82-year-old, The Hill reported. (RELATED: ‘Sick To My Stomach’: Crash Kills Motorist As Police Respond To Alleged Bomb Threat Against GOP Rep)
Thune, who led Tuesday’s leadership press conference as McConnell received care, said the Kentucky senator was doing well after the fall, according to the outlet.
“He is fine. He is in his office,” Thune told reporters before directing further questions to McConnell’s staff.
Senate Republican Conference Chair John Barrasso also reportedly followed McConnell and his medical team as the GOP leader walked back to his Capitol office.
MORE EMS personnel headed toward McConnell’s office. Though still minority leader he is absent from the weekly presser. https://t.co/rm9W1kc9Ke
— Nathaniel Reed (@ReedReports) December 10, 2024
McConnell delivered remarks at the lunch before falling, with many attendees reportedly unaware that the GOP leader had fallen at all.
“Saw McConnell walk from the floor to his office about 15 min ago, joined by Barrasso (who is also a doctor). Less than 5 minutes later a medical team entered the office with a wheelchair. Emergency medical team entering now,” CNN producer Morgan Rimmer wrote on Twitter.
Saw McConnell walk from the floor to his office about 15 min ago, joined by Barrasso (who is also a doctor). Less than 5 minutes later a medical team entered the office with a wheelchair. Emergency medical team entering now. https://t.co/xZCb1RJsjX
— Morgan Rimmer (@morgan_rimmer) December 10, 2024
“MORE EMS personnel headed toward McConnell’s office. Though still minority leader he is absent from the weekly presser,” Scripps News congressional correspondent Nathaniel Reed wrote on the platform.
NEW @scrippsnews: McConnell spokesman: “Leader McConnell tripped following lunch. He sustained a minor cut to the face and sprained his wrist. He has been cleared to resume his schedule.”
— Nathaniel Reed (@ReedReports) December 10, 2024
A spokesperson for the elderly senator said McConnell sprained his wrist and suffered a cut on his face, according to Reed. Despite the minor injuries, McConnell was “cleared to resume his schedule.”
