Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the Senate’s longest-serving party leader, fell in a hallway of a Senate office building on Thursday as he was heading to the Capitol for votes, according to footage captured by a left-wing activist group, as reported by the New York Post.

The 83-year-old senator was seen reaching toward an aide moments before he lost his balance and fell to the ground. The aide and a security guard immediately helped him back to his feet. McConnell appeared to wave to bystanders before continuing down the hallway with assistance.

The video, released by the Sunrise Movement, showed the incident taking place outside his office. McConnell has previously suffered multiple falls and health-related incidents over the past few years, drawing attention to his mobility issues.

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He has fallen multiple times this year.

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McConnell, who announced in February that he will not seek re-election next year, has dealt with a series of injuries and hospitalizations since early 2023. He briefly used a wheelchair after several falls earlier this year and has experienced public freezing episodes during press appearances.

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A spokesperson for the senator said earlier this year that the effects of childhood polio have occasionally affected his balance. “Senator McConnell is fine,” the spokesperson said at the time. “The lingering effects of polio in his left leg will not disrupt his regular schedule of work.”

In December 2024, McConnell suffered a sprained wrist and facial cuts after slipping during a Capitol lunch. Months earlier, in March 2023, he was hospitalized after sustaining a concussion and fractured rib in another fall.

Following that incident, he underwent rehabilitation before returning to his Senate duties.

Despite recent health challenges, McConnell has remained active in Senate proceedings, including his role in negotiating government funding measures and judicial confirmations.

The Kentucky senator, first elected in 1984, has served seven terms and has been the Senate Republican leader since 2007, making him the longest-serving party leader in Senate history. He is set to step down from leadership at the end of his current term.

McConnell’s office has not yet commented on Thursday’s fall or indicated whether any medical evaluation was required following the incident.

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