Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao went to China and stayed there, while her husband, Sen.Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was hospitalized.Though his condition remains a mystery as rumors swirl, a spokesperson for Chao told Fox News Digital that it was not grave enough for her to cancel the trip."The secretary was on a long-planned trip in China to support her family's philanthropic endeavors," the spokesperson said.
"During the trip, she met with a number of people, including the U.S.ambassador.
The Senator's health did not warrant an immediate return to the U.S."MCCONNELL WAS FOUND 'UNCONSCIOUS' IN HOME LAST MONTH AS CONDITION REMAINS UNKNOWNFormer Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, the wife of Sen.Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., went to China after he was hospitalized and felt no need for an "immediate return" as rumors and speculation swirled about the lawmaker's condition.
(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Getty Images)Chao has since returned to the U.S.while McConnell has entered his third week of hospitalization.
But what exactly his current condition is and a timetable for his return to the Senate have not been made clear.His office is keeping mum on what exactly is going on with the 84-year-old longest-serving Senate Republican leader in history, who is expected to retire at the end of his term this year.Instead, the void has been filled by an online rumor pumping speculation into what exactly is going on with the lawmaker.Laura Loomer, a conservative commentator, 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."HOUSE DEM URGES TRANSPARENCY BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS AFTER GOP COLLEAGUE REVEALS REASON FOR EXTENDED ABSENCEThe White House did not respond to a request for comment on Loomer’s claims.Her claim followed leaked audio from an emergency dispatch from a call on June 14, the day McConnell was sent to the hospital, that revealed that the longtime Senate Republican was "uncon...