{"id":2378700,"date":"2024-12-10T20:48:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T01:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-mitch-mcconnell-injured-in-senate-fall-possibly-bleeding-emts-on-site\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T20:51:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T01:51:00","slug":"breaking-mitch-mcconnell-injured-in-senate-fall-possibly-bleeding-emts-on-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-mitch-mcconnell-injured-in-senate-fall-possibly-bleeding-emts-on-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Mitch McConnell Injured in Senate Fall, Possibly Bleeding &#8211; EMTs on Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-mitch-mcconnell-injured-in-senate-fall-possibly-bleeding-emts-on-site%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2378700&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch\u2064 McConnell experienced a fall on Capitol Hill\u200d after a Republican conference lunch, resulting in \u200ba minor facial cut and a sprained wrist. Emergency medical\u200d technicians\u2062 treated him in his \u2063Senate office, and shortly after, incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune reassured\u2064 reporters \u2062that McConnell was\u200b doing \u200bwell.Sources indicated that he was not expected to go\u2062 to the hospital. McConnell, who\u200c has held his leadership position since\u2063 2007, has \u2063been\u2064 recently evasive about his plans \u2063for re-election\u2064 in 2026.He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-buffett-dead-at-76-after-acknowledgement-on-social-media\/\" title=\"Jimmy Buffett, 76, passes away after social media announcement.\">faced health issues<\/a> in the past, including a concerning episode earlier this year\u200b during\u200d a news conference where he <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">suddenly\u200b stopped \u200bspeaking<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly fell and cut his face after the Republicans&rsquo; weekly conference lunch at the Capitol on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;McConnell, 82, was treated by EMTs in his Senate office after the scrape, but his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-mitch-mcconnell-injured-in-senate-fall-emts-on-site-possibly-bleeding\/\" title=\"Breaking: Mitch McConnell Injured in Senate Fall - EMTs on Site, Possibly Bleeding\">successor calmed nerves minutes<\/a> later to announce the GOP leader was on the mend,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/10\/us-news\/mitch-mcconnell-82-falls-and-cuts-his-face-while-on-capitol-hill-source\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He is fine. He is in his office,&rdquo; incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backs-republican-covid-19-package-after-mcconnell-rejects-bipartisan-proposal\/\" title=\"Trump backs Republican COVID-19 package after McConnell rejects bipartisan proposal\">told reporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJohnThune?\">@SenJohnThune<\/a> about reports that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaderMcConnell?\">@LeaderMcConnell<\/a> fell: &ldquo;He is fine, he is in his office.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5FA0QWeCoy\">pic.twitter.com\/5FA0QWeCoy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1866565206500896827?\">December 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>EWTN&rsquo;s Erik Rosales added that sources said that McConnell &ldquo;got a minor cut to his face and sprained his wrist&hellip; not expected to go to the hospital right now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Update: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaderMcConnell?\">@LeaderMcConnell<\/a> got a minor cut to his face and sprained his wrist&hellip; not expected to go to the hospital right now. Source says was walking from lunch to the senate floor. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EWTNNewsNightly?\">@EWTNNewsNightly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qd5UfiPl1M\">pic.twitter.com\/Qd5UfiPl1M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Erik Rosales (@ErikRosalesNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ErikRosalesNews\/status\/1866572968710541750?\">December 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Post reported that McConnell has been coy about whether he will seek re-election in 2026 for his senate seat.<\/p>\n<p>The Kentuckian announced his departure from his role as Senate Republican leader earlier this year, a post he has held since 2007, making him the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dutch-still-unable-to-form-a-government-after-record-breaking-226-days\/\" title=\"Dutch Still Unable to Form a Government After Record-Breaking 226 Days\">longest-serving leader<\/a> in the upper chamber from any party in U.S. history.<\/p>\n<p>In July, McConnell suddenly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-mitch-mcconnell-freezes-mid-sentence-press-conference-appears-unwell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stopped speaking<\/a> mid-sentence during a weekly Republican leadership news conference.<\/p>\n<p>He then appeared unstable on his feet, prompting Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-joni-ernst-announces-game-changing-decision-pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joni Ernst<\/a> of Iowa to reach out and place her hand on his back.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BsTFsMtcsvg?si=V5PDzPJpXgxuyWWk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/watch-mitch-mcconnell-freeze-press-conference-rcna96486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported that McConnell was released in late March from a rehabilitation facility, where he had been for more than week following a fall that resulted in him suffering a concussion.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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