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Moments after Mitch McConnell voted to confirm President Donald Trump's pick for HUD secretary, the 82-year-old Kentucky senator fell down the stairs, according to multiple reports.

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[–] chickenf622@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

May he keep falling every time he does something to fuck up this country.

[–] alquicksilver 13 points 1 month ago

May he start falling before, instead.

[–] JTskulk 11 points 1 month ago

He didn't fall, Hell was actively trying to drag him back home.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There should be physical and mental tests yearly for every federal representative. If driving a car requires such things past retirement age, so should holding a jobs that impacts millions of other people.

Having strokes on live TV, falling down stairs? License to hold office revoked.

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How about just kicking geezers out, period? 70 should be a hard cut off imo. If taking evaluations becomes a regular part of your day we just don't have time to support this.

Nobody cares what anybody's grandpa wants, they're too out of touch already. And it doesn't get better as you age.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yup I'd be fine with that too.

[–] P00ptart 1 points 1 month ago

"should be" it's too late.

[–] PhoreTwunny 6 points 1 month ago
[–] P00ptart 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Stairs are woke! Install ramps!

[–] Sgt_choke_n_stroke 3 points 1 month ago

May he fall like the country he's trying to destroy

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Uhhhhhh (oof) uhhhhhhh (ow) uhhhhhh (snap) uhhhhhhh