Overview
- Video shows the 83-year-old senator tripping in the Russell Senate Office Building as a Sunrise Movement activist asked whether he supports ICE “kidnapping” working people off the streets.
- An aide and a U.S. Capitol Police officer helped him up, and he waved to the camera before walking away with assistance.
- A spokesperson said McConnell was “all good,” and he proceeded to participate in scheduled Senate votes, including those tied to the ongoing government shutdown.
- The incident adds to a documented pattern of health episodes, including a 2023 concussion, on-camera freezing moments, and falls in December 2024 and February 2025 that briefly led to wheelchair use as a precaution.
- McConnell stepped down from GOP leadership in 2024 and announced in February 2025 he will not seek reelection, with plans to serve out his term ending in January 2027; the fall rekindled public calls for age limits and term limits.