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Jul 27 2023
News
Mitch McConnell Had a ‘Face Plant’ Fall Weeks Before His Strange Press Conference: Report
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) tripped and fell as he was getting off a plane earlier this month, according to NBC News, weeks before he appeared to oddly freeze up mid-sentence at a press conference. The Senate Minority Leader was apparently not seriously hurt in the July 14 fall at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, which one person on the plane described as a “face plant,” though they
Daily Beast
May 27 2021
Opinion
Mitch McConnell’s Gift to Progressives
Republicans plan to mount their first legislative blockade of the Biden presidency this week, and progressive activists are ready to send them a thank-you note. The GOP’s maiden filibuster won’t come on a tax increase or Medicare for All or the Green New Deal—not even on the Democrats’ big voting-rights package. No, Republicans are planning to block the creation of an independent, bipartisan
Guest Writer - Left
Jan 07 2021
Opinion
Mitch McConnell’s Finest Hour
Mitch McConnell has had a long and distinguished career, but he may well be remembered for yesterday more than anything else.
He steered his caucus toward fulfilling its duty, explained himself in a thoughtful, cogent, and deeply felt speech, and then after the proceedings were disrupted by a pro-Trump mob, stirringly expressed his disgust and commitment to Congress completing its work
National Review (News)
Feb 02 2020
Opinion
Mitch McConnell does it again
With all apologies to the president, who I'm sure is going to enjoy his festival of innocence very much over the coming days and weeks, the person who deserves the most credit for the acquittal that is now a foregone conclusion in the Senate impeachment trial is not Donald Trump himself but Mitch McConnell.
The Week - Opinion
Mar 09 2023
News
Mitch McConnell treated for concussion after fall at dinner event
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is being treated for a concussion after falling at a dinner event on Wednesday, his office said.
What they're saying: "He is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days of observation and treatment. The Leader is grateful to the medical professionals for their care and to his colleagues for their warm wishes," his communications
Axios
Mar 09 2023
News
Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was hospitalized after tripping at a local hotel, a spokesman for the senator said.
The Kentucky senator, who’s 81, was attending a private dinner in Washington on Wednesday when he tripped. He was admitted to a hospital for treatment, spokesman Doug Andres said. The dinner was at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC, formerly the Trump
Associated Press
Sep 07 2023
Opinion
2 reasons Republicans are done with McConnell
Democrats have long abhorred Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for the many ways he has bedeviled them, but the gravest threat to his leadership is now coming from inside his own party. On two recent occasions, McConnell froze while talking to reporters, raising questions about whether the 81-year-old can still perform his duties, and some Republicans appear to be unsheathing
Washington Post
Jul 17 2017
News
Mitch McConnell is breaking the Senate
Will the majority leader’s desire to win lead him to wreck the institution he says he loves?
Vox
Apr 08 2017
Opinion
Mitch McConnell’s Finest Hour
The high drama of Thursday’s Senate vote to end filibusters of Supreme Court nominees was preceded by the low comedy of Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s floor speech, which ended with this fantastic reverie: “Today we moved irrevocably from the Founders’ principles of bipartisanship and moderation.” The Founders’ bipartisanship? Someone send the Senator a ticket to “Hamilton.”
Guest Writer - Right
Jul 27 2023
News
Kevin McCarthy Tells Reporter He Has ‘No Concern’ About Mitch McConnell’s Health After Freezing Incident
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy said that he shared no concerns about Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell‘s health following the freezing incident on Wednesday. During a press briefing on Wednesday, McConnell suddenly froze at the podium and was silent for 30 seconds before his colleagues and staff escorted him away. McConnell told reporters after the incident that he was fine, but did not
Mediaite