Outgoing US Senate Republican chief Mitch McConnell, 82, fell and was injured on Capitol Hill right now, however “is ok,” in line with Republican Sen. John Thune, who briefed reporters earlier concerning the accident.
“He's high-quality, he's in his workplace,” stated Thune, 63, who will succeed McConnell early this 12 months after Republicans have secured management of the physique.
McConnell, 82, has stated, nonetheless, that he intends to see out his time period as a senator, regardless of his failing well being. In March 2023, he fell at a marketing campaign rally, breaking a rib and struggling a concussion. In the summertime of the identical 12 months, he had “frozen” twice in entrance of journalists, unable to reply the questions they requested him.
Mitch McConnell served as Senate Majority Chief from 2015 to 2021 and has been Minority Chief ever since.
Supply: APE-MPE-Reuters
