Conservative commentator and podcaster Benny Johnson called the fall “sad” and said this is why “we need term limits” in a post on X. Eric Daugherty of Florida’s Voice later chimed in, saying he’s “ glad ” McConnell is retiring at the end of his term in 2027.

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) tumbled to the floor while walking through a Senate office building Thursday in the latest such incident for the 83-year-old former majority leader.

In 2023, McConnell worried his colleagues when — months after being hospitalized for nearly five days after sustaining a concussion and rib fracture in a fall — he froze mid-sentence during a Capitol...