- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly tripped and fell while getting off an airplane less than two weeks before he suddenly froze up Wednesday while speaking with reporters, raising questions about his health.
- McConnell, 81, took a spill on July 14 after a flight he and other passengers had boarded at Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC was canceled, sources familiar with the incident told NBC News.
- McConnell has also been using a wheelchair as of late to safely traverse crowded airports, a source told NBC News.
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McConnell Tripped Exiting Airplane On July 14, Has Been Using A Wheelchair: Reports
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., talks to reporters as the Senate works to pass a stopgap spending bill that would fund the federal government into mid-December, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
