Firebrand ex-GOP rep drops bizarre claim Mitch McConnell's wife may be a Chinese spy

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) uncorked a wild claim Tuesday that Sen. Mitch McConnell's wife is a "possible Chinese spy," TMZ reported Tuesday.

Greene was in New York City when the outlet stopped her on the street to talk about McConnell and the Republican Party — urging his family and conservative leaders to push for his resignation.

"I think it's extremely serious and I'd like to say shame on the Republican Party for just basically staying silent while such a powerful Republican senator is laying in a hospital like a vegetable and his wife flew to China and met with the vice president of China just days after he basically died, and they brought him back with CPR and took him to the hospital," Greene said.

McConnell was hospitalized on June 14 after an emergency call and CPR at his Washington home, but his office has not confirmed his condition, and Greene's characterizations of it are her own.

She called out the GOP.

"This is what they support," Greene said. "They support people holding on to power until they're practically dead, or do die in office, and this is why the state of our country is so pathetic."

Greene demanded that McConnell's family be clear about his health and "take care of their family member." She said it was time for Kentucky to have a new election to replace the longtime senator.

"I want to call this out — this really irritates me," she added. "The Republican Party is all campaigning against communism right now. What about Elaine Chao? Elaine Chao flew to China and met with the vice president just a few days after Mitch McConnell practically died and went to the hospital. So, when are we going to call out a possible Chinese spy?"

"What woman leaves her husband's side while he is dead or dying in the hospital, flies to China and meets with the vice president? Answer me that," she added.

There is no evidence that Chao is a spy. TMZ reported that Chao was already in China and didn't rush home because of his medical emergency. Chao, who served as transportation secretary in the first Trump administration, was seen in Shanghai and Beijing in June and met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng around June 17.

Chao has been scrutinized for her ties to China in the past and faced accusations over her family's business connections to the country, which she has denied.