Source: USA Today
“U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell suffered a sprained wrist and a cut to his face after falling Tuesday in Washington, D.C., according to his office. McConnell is ‘fine,’ according to Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, who spoke in McConnell’s place at a press conference Tuesday afternoon. A spokesperson for the senator said McConnell has been cleared to resume his schedule. ‘Leader McConnell tripped following lunch,’ his office said. ‘He sustained a minor cut to the face and sprained his wrist.’ … McConnell, now 82 and in his seventh term representing Kentucky, announced in February plans to step down from his post as the GOP’s Senate leader at the end of the year, a position he’s held since 2007.” (12/10/24)