On December 11, 2024, according to a report by Epoch Times reporter Li Haoyue, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of the Republican Party in the United States fell after a Republican luncheon meeting on Tuesday, December 10. After receiving treatment, he has now resumed his normal schedule.
In a statement, McConnell’s spokesperson mentioned that the Republican leader fell after the luncheon meeting, “his face was slightly cut and his wrist was twisted. After examination, he has been cleared to resume his schedule.”
According to the Congressional Hill newspaper, McConnell was later found in the Capitol building with a brace on his wrist and his face bandaged. When asked how he was feeling by reporters, McConnell replied, “I’m doing well.”
In McConnell’s absence, his successor, Senate Republican Whip John Thune, presided over the Republican leader’s press conference on Tuesday. Thune stated that the 82-year-old Republican leader’s condition is stable after the fall.