{"id":745,"date":"2023-03-09T11:59:50","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T16:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thereksfiles.com\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=745"},"modified":"2023-03-12T12:04:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T16:04:44","slug":"mitchintheditch","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/thereksfiles.com\/index.php\/web-stories\/mitchintheditch\/","title":{"rendered":"The Inelegant Mitch McConnell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Ubuntu&amp;family=Roboto%3Awght%40400%3B700\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\/>\n<style amp-boilerplate=\"\">body{-webkit-animation:-amp-start 8s 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auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#c1d3aa\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-8893d157-b040-46d8-8b66-0a3035fee581\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:16.26214%;top:34.46602%;width:72.08738%;height:55.17799%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6734006734006733% 0.6734006734006733% 0.6734006734006733% 0.6734006734006733% \/ 0.5865102639296188% 0.5865102639296188% 0.5865102639296188% 0.5865102639296188%\" id=\"el-eb7bd542-d9ae-41d8-9056-df60b3b3e4d9\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.34579124579124554% 0;font-family:&quot;Ubuntu&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.420712em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>Mitch McConnell is a prominent American politician who is widely known for his long-standing tenure as a United States Senator from Kentucky, as well as his positions as the Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:12.62136%;top:9.2233%;width:72.3301%;height:13.75405%;opacity:1\">\n<div 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class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:16.99029%;top:11.16505%;width:71.35922%;height:60.19417%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% \/ 0.5376344086021506% 0.5376344086021506% 0.5376344086021506% 0.5376344086021506%\" id=\"el-d5c8f044-104e-4c73-8cc1-2d986b204835\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.34931972789115623% 0;font-family:&quot;Ubuntu&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.420712em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>Throughout his career, McConnell has become known for a variety of reasons, including his conservative political stances and his leadership abilities. However, one aspect of McConnell&#8217;s personality that is often overlooked is his tendency to be accident-prone.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"01218fb4-0744-43b5-bf33-800b1ad001ed\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#fff\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-c575e3b3-5cd2-4b68-9269-6bc98d933c96\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" 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In 2018, McConnell was recovering from a fractured shoulder after falling in his Kentucky home. The fall reportedly occurred when McConnell tripped on his patio while carrying a load of firewood. McConnell had to undergo surgery to repair the injury, and he was forced to wear a sling for several weeks.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"0f18649b-8cf0-4647-8c5d-f6dcf16f38a4\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#fff\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-5c0c8b56-24b7-4a84-8ca6-b1382ee32c62\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" 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style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-5b87e5f9-ed43-46ae-9c62-7502292b0db3\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:18.4466%;top:12.29773%;width:63.34951%;height:75.24272%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.7662835249042145% 0.7662835249042145% 0.7662835249042145% 0.7662835249042145% \/ 0.43010752688172044% 0.43010752688172044% 0.43010752688172044% 0.43010752688172044%\" id=\"el-fe27016b-e96e-428d-a392-dbd5e36f7cac\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.3934865900383139% 0;font-family:&quot;Ubuntu&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.420712em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>In 2019, McConnell suffered another injury when he tripped and fell outside of his home in Louisville, Kentucky. McConnell fractured his shoulder and received treatment at a nearby hospital. Once again, McConnell was forced to wear a sling to help support his injured arm.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"daf2231a-3ebb-47d8-a3c3-e18ca87dd18f\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#fff\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-462608b3-3155-4e1a-917b-a7d943afe3d7\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:0;width:76.94175%;height:49.83819%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-5ad9ab48-41a6-4fda-a156-98db22271958\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:102.92208%;left:0%;top:-1.46104%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thereksfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/YrUKg9Xf9ron9ULKrcec-2-1bosw.jpg\" alt=\"YrUKg9Xf9ron9ULKrcec--2--1bosw\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/thereksfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/YrUKg9Xf9ron9ULKrcec-2-1bosw.jpg 512w,https:\/\/thereksfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/YrUKg9Xf9ron9ULKrcec-2-1bosw-300x300.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thereksfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/YrUKg9Xf9ron9ULKrcec-2-1bosw-150x150.jpg 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style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.56311%;top:14.23948%;width:71.1165%;height:70.55016%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6825938566552902% 0.6825938566552902% 0.6825938566552902% 0.6825938566552902% \/ 0.45871559633027525% 0.45871559633027525% 0.45871559633027525% 0.45871559633027525%\" id=\"el-0f198841-f1d7-4d55-b33e-89aaedec2475\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.1247866894197951% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.420712em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>McConnell has also been involved in other accidents throughout his career. In 1990, he suffered a broken leg in a car accident in Louisville. McConnell was driving his car when another driver ran a red light and collided with his vehicle. McConnell&#8217;s injury required him to use crutches for several months.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"d9e43360-a3dc-4a36-b383-1d4ea1ae2d37\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#fff\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-ba644d56-76c4-4c24-b2a7-0d6d7c09df7e\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.16505%;top:5.33981%;width:77.18447%;height:85.27508%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-b0ea3e17-3c5e-4afa-90f7-e15a0bcef653\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:110.48217%;height:100%;left:-5.24109%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thereksfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bQYJUULacCKb9E0RpCs6-2-yv6rx.jpg\" alt=\"bQYJUULacCKb9E0RpCs6--2--yv6rx\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/thereksfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bQYJUULacCKb9E0RpCs6-2-yv6rx.jpg 384w,https:\/\/thereksfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bQYJUULacCKb9E0RpCs6-2-yv6rx-200x300.jpg 200w,https:\/\/thereksfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bQYJUULacCKb9E0RpCs6-2-yv6rx-150x225.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 35vh, 77vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"78ffd755-0e0d-45a9-883d-f7edff5c4484\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#c1d3aa\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-1a642335-ec6b-4f0a-b6b1-ac6c8a051f86\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:13.83495%;top:9.70874%;width:72.81553%;height:80.42071%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6666666666666667% 0.6666666666666667% 0.6666666666666667% 0.6666666666666667% \/ 0.4024144869215292% 0.4024144869215292% 0.4024144869215292% 0.4024144869215292%\" id=\"el-38c07fe3-8adf-4218-95c0-928ab3683b9d\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.3423333333333331% 0;font-family:&quot;Ubuntu&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.420712em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>Additionally, McConnell has had several accidents that have been more embarrassing than harmful. In 2015, McConnell was caught on camera falling off of a stage during a campaign rally in Kentucky. The incident was widely shared on social media and even inspired a meme, with people photoshopping McConnell into various humorous situations.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"535fe7b6-7f3c-4c13-a25f-8196313ffe54\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#fff\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-1cbff870-0968-4e09-a119-d8a33915bd74\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:10.03236%;width:80.09709%;height:79.93528%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-2d03a3eb-3dee-45cb-8e16-d5c4d2ba5b2d\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.20243%;left:0%;top:-0.10121%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thereksfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/M1g4FsGCkR7EpNHgibLV-4-iiltf_2x.jpg\" alt=\"M1g4FsGCkR7EpNHgibLV--4--iiltf_2x\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/thereksfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/M1g4FsGCkR7EpNHgibLV-4-iiltf_2x.jpg 768w,https:\/\/thereksfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/M1g4FsGCkR7EpNHgibLV-4-iiltf_2x-683x1024.jpg 683w,https:\/\/thereksfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/M1g4FsGCkR7EpNHgibLV-4-iiltf_2x-200x300.jpg 200w,https:\/\/thereksfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/M1g4FsGCkR7EpNHgibLV-4-iiltf_2x-150x225.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 36vh, 80vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"f0d30e8d-09bb-42f7-8da7-c59b40335c73\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#c1d3aa\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-c099ea84-2625-435f-bd1b-1fbd82cadfb7\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.56311%;top:4.04531%;width:71.1165%;height:101.94175%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6825938566552902% 0.6825938566552902% 0.6825938566552902% 0.6825938566552902% \/ 0.31746031746031744% 0.31746031746031744% 0.31746031746031744% 0.31746031746031744%\" id=\"el-01fbb4ef-ef9b-4ab1-9ebf-4ad528667f93\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.1247866894197951% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.420712em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>Overall, while Mitch McConnell may not be the first person who comes to mind when one thinks of accident-prone individuals, there is no denying that he has had his fair share of mishaps throughout his career. 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