Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao was in China when her husband, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was hospitalized. A spokesperson for Chao said that the senator’s health did not warrant an immediate return to the U.S.
Chao has since returned to the U.S. while McConnell has entered his third week of hospitalization. The details of his condition remain unclear, but his office has stated that he is recovering and working closely with his staff on Kentucky and Senate matters.
Speculation and Rumors
Conservative commentator Laura Loomer claimed that a ‘high level source close to the White House’ said McConnell was ‘brain dead’ and that the lawmaker ‘isn’t ever coming back.’ However, the White House did not respond to a request for comment on Loomer’s claims.
Senate Republican leaders are working to quash the rumor cycle, with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., stating that they had spoken with McConnell in the last 48 hours.
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