{"id":2661733,"date":"2026-09-15T14:18:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T18:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-wheelchair-bound-mitch-mcconnell-returns-to-senate-raising-questions-of-his-mental-competency\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T14:19:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T18:19:22","slug":"watch-wheelchair-bound-mitch-mcconnell-returns-to-senate-raising-questions-of-his-mental-competency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-wheelchair-bound-mitch-mcconnell-returns-to-senate-raising-questions-of-his-mental-competency\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Wheelchair-Bound Mitch McConnell Returns to Senate, Raising Questions of His Mental Competency"},"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%2Fwatch-wheelchair-bound-mitch-mcconnell-returns-to-senate-raising-questions-of-his-mental-competency%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=2661733&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>Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell has returned to the Senate after a three-month absence caused by a fall in June that resulted in hospitalization and ongoing physical therapy. He expressed enthusiasm about voting on the Senate floor for the first time as his injury, noting that his recovery has been challenging, especially due to effects from childhood polio. McConnell indicated he is not yet fully recovered but plans to participate in important votes while continuing with therapy. Footage shows him leaving his home in a wheelchair and arriving at the capitol, were he was observed voting in a wheelchair surrounded by senators. His office and staff have notably remained silent about his exact condition and future plans, with some reports suggesting ongoing health challenges. Additionally, questions have arisen about his wife, Elaine Chao, who has held multiple Chinese government positions that she did not disclose during her Senate confirmation and who did not return from a trip to China while McConnell was hospitalized.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell returned to Capitol Hill Monday after a three-month absence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">McConnell said he would cast his first vote on the Senate floor since his fall on June 14, which left him hospitalized and in physical therapy for months. The senator\u2019s office remained silent on his whereabouts and condition throughout his absence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cToday, I\u2019ll cast my first Senate vote since I took a bad fall back in June. I\u2019m really looking forward to being back on the Senate floor and seeing my colleagues.<i> <\/i>My recovery has been a long and often frustrating process, and the lingering effects of childhood polio haven\u2019t made it any easier,\u201d McConnell said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m still not quite back to 100%, but I\u2019ve assured Leader Thune that, as I continue with physical therapy on the advice of my doctors, I will do my best to be present for tough votes when our Conference needs me.\u201d<b> <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cElaine and I are very grateful for all the continued well wishes from our fellow Kentuckians, and I\u2019m glad to get back to more of business as usual on their behalf this month,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 NOW: Sen. Mitch McConnell has just EMERGED for the first time in 3 MONTHS to vote on the Senate floor, spotted in a wheel chair<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s immediately surrounded by senators.<\/p>\n<p>He was rolled out of his DC home and is voting on Trump judicial nominee Matthew Byrne of Ohio<\/p>\n<p>TERM\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZFKFmbxe9Q\">pic.twitter.com\/ZFKFmbxe9Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2099621291879780656?\">September 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Footage taken by journalist Desiree Townsend showed McConnell exiting his home in Washington, D.C., in a wheelchair and entering a vehicle en route to the Capitol.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A closer look at Sen. Mitch McConnell\u2019s face yesterday as he was being assisted into a vehicle to head to the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>At approximately 3:30 p.m., a woman who appeared to be a healthcare worker, dressed in scrubs and wearing a face mask, left McConnell\u2019s home after spending\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Zsad14JBm\">pic.twitter.com\/8Zsad14JBm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Desir\u00e9e Townsend (@DesireeReports) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DesireeReports\/status\/2099845136301568384?\">September 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>McConnell\u2019s staff did not tell the Daily Caller News Foundation Thursday whether McConnell planned to return. A spokesman sent a press release from Aug. 6 which announced his discharge from the hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The DCNF requested\u00a0a video interview with McConnell on July 8, to which staff said they would keep the request \u201con hand.\u201d Staff have yet to follow up on the DCNF\u2019s interview request as of Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">While married to McConnell, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials appointed\u00a0Chao to at least four Chinese government positions since 2008, the DCNF exclusive learned. She did not disclose any of the reported Chinese positions during her Senate confirmation hearing in January 2017, which required her to list all positions held within the last ten years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Chao did not immediately return from her <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wlky.com\/article\/elaine-chao-china-vice-president-mitch-mcconnell-kentucky\/71823757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to China while McConnell was hospitalized, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DesireeReports\/status\/2074640740727037998\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arguing<\/a> it did not warrant an immediate return.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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