The 83-year-old was being asked a question by a reporter when he lost his footing inside the basement of the Russell Senate Office Building on Thursday.

On Thursday afternoon, October 16, ABC News and others reported that former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), now 83, "fell to the ground" in a hallway "as he made his way to Senate votes."McConnell's fall was also reported by Newsweek's Amanda Castro.According to Castro, "Senate ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) dropped to the ground as he was making his way out of the Senate on Thursday, according to a video posted to social media.