# Mitch McConnell falls twice in Capitol **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 6, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937 "2025-02-06T00:54:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/281 "2026-07-12T02:07:55Z")
> “I was able to get a good look at his face,” McConnell’s neighbor told the Daily Mail, speaking on the condition of anonymity, according to the Daily Beast. “He was pale, with a blank stare, and his mouth hanging open.” > > Another neighbor who spoke with the Daily Mail said McConnell’s staffers were “crying” as the Kentucky Republican was carried into an ambulance. > > “When he came out, I actually wondered if he was dead. He did not look good,” the neighbor told the Daily Mail according to The Daily Beast, also speaking on the condition of anonymity. > > “He was not conscious. His eyes were closed, he had oxygen [tubes] strapped to his nose. I knew by [his aides] running in and out that it was something serious. There weren’t a lot of sirens. That was the thing that was interesting.” > **[Jaws drop as Mitch McConnell’s neighbors spill new details on hospitalized...](https://www.rawstory.com/mitch-mcconnell-2677207173/)** > > Neighbors of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) revealed “disturbing” new details about the Kentucky Republican’s condition in the days leading up to his hospitalization in mid-June, The Daily Beast reported Saturday, leaving onlookers stunned and demanding... ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/282 "2026-07-12T02:13:34Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > It’s worth it to keep McConnell’s team’s reticence in the news. For one, it takes away the “_They lied about Biden’s health!”_ card (or at least considerably nerfs it). It nerfs it in the least. McConnell is no longer majority leader, and, even if he was, low info voters barely know who he is. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/283 "2026-07-12T03:05:22Z")
Let’s take a deep breath here. We’re looking at an item from Raw Story that cites a story from the Daily Mail whose source was the Daily Beast quoting an unnamed neighbor. I find the sourcing. . . dubious. [Daily Mail credibility](https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/daily-mail/) [Daily Beast credibility](https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/daily-beast/) [Raw Story credibility](https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/raw-story/) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/284 "2026-07-12T03:13:05Z")
The Mail may be little more than the New York Post of Fleet Street, but they broke the story on Bryon Noem’s crossdressing fetish and that reporting proved accurate, as did their expose on ICE hiring practices last year. They’re actually capable of quality reporting when they’re not chasing celebrities around and parroting gossip about the royal family. Here’s the (paywalled) article; > **[Full truth about Mitch McConnell health scandal and missing wife](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15969173/mitch-mcconnell-dead-health-missing-wife-china.html)** > > At around 8.30am on Sunday, June 14, emergency responders wheeled the 84-year-old Kentucky senator into an ambulance after an apparent cardiac arrest. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/285 "2026-07-12T03:24:57Z")
Their sources also contradict each other. Were his eyes open in a blank stare? Or closed? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/286 "2026-07-12T03:31:00Z")
Two people saw him at two different points in time. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/287 "2026-07-12T03:46:07Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > It’s worth it to keep McConnell’s team’s reticence in the news. For one, it takes away the “_They lied about Biden’s health!”_ card (or at least considerably nerfs it). He looks and sounds pretty sharp here. > **[Watch: Biden calls Trump a 'loser' at fundraiser](https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c20yzz0d7zyo)** > > Former US President Joe Biden blasted President Donald Trump during a gala event, criticising what he described as "vanity projects" in Washington, DC. Maybe not Presidential, but better than you know who. > [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > I find the sourcing. . . dubious. Yeah, and “anonymous” to boot? 🙄 > [@PhillyGuy](#): > > McConnell is no longer majority leader, and, even if he was, low info voters barely know who he is. Biden is no longer president, and those voters are mostly MAGAs anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/288 "2026-07-12T06:44:55Z")
He’s dead. Good. Fuck him, burn in hell you incredible piece of shit. Mt. Rushmore of ushering in fascism. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/289 "2026-07-12T06:54:15Z")
Do you have breaking news on this or just wishing him a speedy journey to Hell? ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/290 "2026-07-12T06:55:02Z")
[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/12/lindsey-graham-longtime-south-carolina-senator-dies-71/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/12/lindsey-graham-longtime-south-carolina-senator-dies-71/) ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/291 "2026-07-12T06:56:33Z")
LOl, what, it’s late. Wrong asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/292 "2026-07-12T06:56:59Z")
Wrong thread. > [@Senator Lindsey Graham has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-lindsey-graham-has-died/1031618): > > Just as we are wondering if Mitch McConnell is still alive, another Republican is confirmed dead. This is definitely going to shake up the balance in the Senate as we head into the midterms. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/293 "2026-07-12T06:57:15Z")
It’s okay - we get it. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/294 "2026-07-12T07:09:17Z")
For what it’s worth, I think Lindsay stealing Mitch’s thunder here at least shows that keeping an actual death a secret is an absurd idea. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/295 "2026-07-12T21:41:15Z")
As several have noted: If Mitch was capable of participating in three 20-minute conversations in recent days (as claimed by John Thune, John Barrasso, and Scott Jennings), then surely he’s capable of recording a sentence of regret at the death of his very-long-time colleague, Lindsey Graham. One would expect a sentence or two to have been submitted by his staff to the various news shows, today. It’s really difficult to understand any reason someone as ‘with it’ as the Trio claimed he was during their calls, would refrain from having his staff hand him his phone so he could eulogize Lindsey. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/296 "2026-07-12T21:52:50Z")
I just heard this on CNN, and found a link. TL : DR, yes, he fell, and says he had “mild pneumonia” and is being moved to a rehab facility. [https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/senator-mitch-mcconnell-releases-note-new-photo-sharing-health-update-elaine-chao/417-c458bd9a-f29d-4d57-a6b7-8a0b41fdd53d](https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/senator-mitch-mcconnell-releases-note-new-photo-sharing-health-update-elaine-chao/417-c458bd9a-f29d-4d57-a6b7-8a0b41fdd53d) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/297 "2026-07-12T21:54:08Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > Let’s take a deep breath here. We’re looking at an item from Raw Story that cites a story from the Daily Mail whose source was the Daily Beast quoting an unnamed neighbor. And the unnamed neighbor is not a medical professional, and is basing their assessment on a casual glance from dozens of feet away. Even if the story as reported is 100% true, it means almost nothing beyond what little we already know. People who are being loaded into ambulances usually don’t look healthy. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/298 "2026-07-12T22:02:51Z")
McConnell is apparently alive and well … > **[McConnell says hospitalization was due to a fall | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/12/politics/mitch-mcconnell-hospital-announcement)** > > Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Sunday announced, after weeks of speculation, that he had a fall last month that landed him in the hospital. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/299 "2026-07-12T22:03:31Z")
I’ll assume the picture in that link is not current. EDIT: Google Images can’t find an older version of it anywhere. So, wait and see. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/301 "2026-07-12T22:04:05Z")
I remember a lot of second guessing about what was going on with Anne Heche when she was getting loaded into an ambulance, easy to do and maybe fun, but not especially valuable. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937.md?page=16)