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In reply to the discussion: Elaine Chao, wife of Mitch McConnell, issues statement after US return [View all]LeftInTX
(35,150 posts)11. I don't think they would put McConnell in an induced coma.
He's too old and sickly. Everyone knows he's on his way out.
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Elaine Chao, wife of Mitch McConnell, issues statement after US return [View all]
riversedge
Tuesday
OP
She traveled 3 days after her husband was hospitalized for a heart attack to meet with the Chinese vice president
Galraedia
Tuesday
#6
The Logan Act bars U.S. citizens from engaging in certain communications with foreign governments without authority
Galraedia
Yesterday
#12
Elaine Chao met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing on June 17, 2026
Galraedia
20 hrs ago
#32
His health "did not warrant immediate return" could mean it was so bad
Teacher of the Year
Yesterday
#10
You can just feel the warmth in that statement it is almost like somebody else wrote it.
Botany
Yesterday
#13
They released this statement to give the impression the event was no big deal.
rogue emissary
Yesterday
#30
Is it just me, or does this statement imply that she was in China BEFORE the cardiac arrest.
hamsterjill
Yesterday
#19
This is a very long time to be hospitalized after having a heart attack. Most patients are sent home after a
Raftergirl
Yesterday
#20
According to Jennings, MM is practically ready to tap dance up the Capitol steps!
tavernier
Yesterday
#24