McConnell hospitalized after fall at DC hotel

[LonePirate]

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John Bresnahan @bresreports

NEWS: @LeaderMcConnell has been hospitalized following a fall at a DC hotel.

Per a McConnell spokesman: “This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during a private dinner. He has been admitted to the hospital where he is receiving treatment.”

[gratuitous]

1. Hope he has a speedy recovery

And now I'm gonna sit back and see how the rumor mills and conspiracy nuts treat this. Because you know if it had been the Majority Leader, there would be no end of scurrilous bullshit spun out.

[niyad]

2. May he receive everything he deserves.

[Skittles]

16. I see what you did there

I heartily agree

[Stinky The Clown]

3. Is he in the hospital because of the fall or for something else that caused the fall?

Get well, Mitch, a wish your base would never extend to me and mine.

[FarPoint]

14. I was thinking the same thing...

[Ms. Toad]

17. Remember he had polio as a child.

And now likely has post-polio syndrome, which contributes to a higher than average number of falls (due to muscle weakness).

[NCjack]

4. Was Sen. Rick Scott standing behind Turtle when he fell?

[MarineCombatEngineer]

5. Putin?

[moonscape]

6. Tucker

[MarineCombatEngineer]

7. Acting on Putin's orders?

[BigmanPigman]

9. If Putin did it he would be dead.

He doesn't mess around with banana peels on the stairs. Perhaps a banana peel on a really high balcony would do the trick better, Putin-style.

[Kennah]

8. Did someone flip him on his back?

[roamer65]

12. +1000

[Hekate]

10. Whoopsie. Just as he was becoming sorta useful to democracy. Get well soon, sir.

Speedy recovery.

[RandySF]

11. Posted without comment.

[yaesu]

13. What I would like to know is

How far he bounced?

[sheshe2]

15. I have no use for the man...

However he did have polio as a child, early 40's, which can cause weakened muscles and atrophy later in life. He stumbled once before on camera stepping up on a platform. I can't remember the exact event he was attending at the time.

Trust me, I strongly dislike the man and his support of policies that have hurt Americans.

[DET]

18. Much As I Despise Mitch McConnell...

…he has handled the long term side effects from polio with some degree of dignity. I can only imagine how Trump, Cruz, and the rest of the Republican whiners would have dealt with something like this. And a fall at 81 can have serious consequences.

[Tomconroy]

19. I wish a full and speedy recovery to this good friend of Ukraine.

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