Excruciating moment wheelchair-bound Mitch McConnell, 84, has to be told what to do as he struggles to speak in Senate meeting
Kentucky Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, was recorded visibly struggling to speak during a Wednesday meeting on Capitol Hill.
McConnell, who returned to Capitol Hill Monday after an absence of more than 90 days, appears to have been brought to earth by two colleagues, who told him that it was time to cast a vote, or even what vote to cast during a markup of the Farm Bill.
The Kentucky Republican, who served for nearly two decades as the GOP leader in the US Senate, has been plagued by health complications during his final term in office.
He suffered a fall on June 14th, was briefly hospitalized, and had not been seen in public while recovering at his home in Washington DC for nearly three months.
This is a developing news story and will be updated.
Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee John Boozman greets Senator Mitch McConnell as he arrives for an Agriculture Committee meeting on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. McConnell returned to the Agriculture Committee after a three-month absence, casting a vote to advance the Agricultural Act of 2026
Senator Mitch McConnell talks to his Chief of Staff Terry Carmack during a Senate Agriculture Committee on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC
