Someone got to him 2 weeks before the election…

https://twitter.com/FalconeRobyn/status/1339203968493383684

October 23, 2020

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell did not answer questions about his health Thursday, only saying there were "no concerns" after reporters asked him about what appeared to be bruises and bandages on his hands in recent days.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/22/politics/mitch-mcconnell-bruised-hands/index.html

Oct. 24, 2020

Asked on Thursday if “there anything going on we should know about?”, the Kentucky Republican said: “Of course not.” McConnell answered a follow-up question by saying he had no concerns, and did not answer a question about whether he was seeing a doctor.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/23/mitch-mcconnell-health-hands-bruising