A conservative pundit called on Mitch McConnell to come forward with the truth about his condition in a scathing commentary.
Lindsey Granger, a NewsNation contributor and co-host of The Hill's commentary show Rising, said in an on-air commentary that the 84-year-old McConnell owes the public answers about why he's been hospitalized since June 14 and an update on his current condition.
"Here's a statement that should not be partisan," Granger said. "If we pay your salary, you owe us the truth about why you've vanished."
McConnell hasn't cast a vote in the Senate since June 11, Granger noted, and the public has no knowledge of what his diagnosis might be or when he'll come back, she added.
"Nothing beyond 'excellent care.' That's it," Granger said, referring to a statement about McConnell's condition that came out last month. "That's what the longest-serving Senate leader in American history gave the people who employ him."
However, she said that the "vacuum" of information has "filled itself" with dispatcher audio suggesting CPR was performed at his home last month, and "a parade of senators calling to say he 'sounded great.'"
She also noted how right-wingers like Marjorie Taylor Greene, Steve Bannon, and Glenn Beck have called for more information, with MTG "mocking" CNN conservative pundit Scott Jennings' description of a conversation with McConnell and Beck demanding, "We need the truth."
"This isn't really about whether McConnell is fine," Granger said. "It's about the era of officials deciding, on their own, how much the public deserves to know."