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Sen. Mitch McConnell, 83, fell to the ground in a Capitol hallway Thursday afternoon as he made his way to Senate votes. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
New update:
McConnell, who announced in February that he would not seek reelection, fell to the floor while two volunteers from the environmental advocacy group Sunrise Movement approached the senator and asked him a question about Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions. He did not respond to the question. The senator seemed unsteady, but got up and kept walking with the help of his detail. He then waved to the two individuals who were questioning him.
Attack by environmental terrorists confirmed.
To summarize further: "An old man fell"
Who cares if he falls? I want to celebrate him being unable to get back up. Write the article when that happens.
I have a new numbness to the misfortune of these people. They are so horrible that I've lost any empathy for them.
It's so sad that McConnell isn't going to live to see the America he was so instrumental in creating.
He doesn't care. He got his, fuck everyone else.
You mean the smoking pit where america was
I hear he got back up, so bad news everyone.
Come on broken hip! The hero America needs!
Now the Congress will obsess itself finding out who on the Senate janitorial staff is an Antifa plant
Whichever is brownest
Oh no, is the hallway OK?
Can he just die already? Sick of Moscow Mitch.
Fuck this headline .... tell us when he's freakin dead.
We know what he stands for but what does he fall for?
Gravity.
He doesn't fall, Hell keeps pulling him down to where he belongs.
Finally some good news from the capital.
I hope the hallway is alright
As long as he didn’t land on the back of his shell, he should be able to get up. Turtles are pretty close to the ground anyway.
I can’t wait to piss on this fascist fuck’s grave.
He fell a long time ago.
You can see him letting go of his assistant, and then he realizes he needs help but his assistant is walking faster, he tries to walk until he can't anymore, and falls. Then as he walks away, he lets go again.
Take note, and when you're older and become disabled, don't be like this guy. Get a cane or a walker, and make your life easier.
Or retire.
That too. I was trying to focus on the disability aspect.
It's just wild to me that having so much money and power, he prefers to fall rather than use support. When I bought my walker, it took like half my monthly income at the time. This guy could buy Professor X's chair and not feel a thing in his wallet.
Spoiler alert: there was no open pit :(
Is the hallway floor ok?
Did he break a hip?
If he’s there, who is standing in a portrait frame looking menacingly at people as they walk by?
Was there The Bonk??
...too late...
Lol