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riversedge

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Tue Jul 7, 2026, 11:31 PM Tuesday

Elaine Chao, wife of Mitch McConnell, issues statement after US return [View all]

Source: yahoo.com


Ruby Grisin and Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal

Updated Tue, July 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM CDT


Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has returned to the United States from China after her husband, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell was hospitalized June 14.

"The secretary was on a long-planned trip in China to support her family's philanthropic endeavors," a spokesperson for Chao said in a statement to The Courier Journal. "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."

The comment comes as McConnell's congressional colleagues and aides have said they have spoken to him at length in recent days.

Scott Jennings, the CNN pundit and radio host who for years served as an advisor to McConnell, said July 7 he'd spoken to the senator that morning in a nearly 20-minute discussion that touched on topics including Iran, Ukraine and the U.S. Senate race in Maine.............







Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/elaine-chao-wife-mitch-mcconnell-222524282.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall



That's it folks. Not much.



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Geez, I read better fiction than this in the remaindered books niyad Tuesday #1
Yes, my (odd) thoughts exactly (as yours) ahnakneemoose Tuesday #7
Every single day. SheltieLover Yesterday #26
Obviously a love match... buzzycrumbhunger Tuesday #2
Cryptic response - when a relative had cardiac arrest in Justice Tuesday #3
I don't think they would put McConnell in an induced coma. LeftInTX Yesterday #11
This message was self-deleted by its author Miguelito Loveless 11 hrs ago #33
How do we know she has returned? BigmanPigman Tuesday #4
Talking to him on the phone. James48 Tuesday #5
She traveled 3 days after her husband was hospitalized for a heart attack to meet with the Chinese vice president Galraedia Tuesday #6
What does her status as a private citizen have to do with this situation? niyad Yesterday #9
The Logan Act bars U.S. citizens from engaging in certain communications with foreign governments without authority Galraedia Yesterday #12
But nobody here was discussing the Logan Act. niyad Yesterday #16
The info says she was discussing philanhropic endeavors. ZERO to do..... ColoringFool Yesterday #21
WHERE ARE YOU READING "CHINESE VICE PRESIDENT"?? ColoringFool Yesterday #22
Elaine Chao met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing on June 17, 2026 Galraedia 11 hrs ago #32
100% wrong. She traveled BEFORE he was hospitalized. Wiz Imp 23 hrs ago #28
Very informative. I learned so much LeftInTX Tuesday #8
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
Or maybe that really is their marriage! yardwork 11 hrs ago #34
They released this statement to give the impression the event was no big deal. rogue emissary 22 hrs ago #30
How do you go into cardiac arrest without a heart? littlemissmartypants Yesterday #14
The same way darth cheney had a "heart" valve replacement? niyad Yesterday #15
Scott Jennings, CNN pundit and pox on journalistic discourse Seinan Sensei Yesterday #17
Yeah, Jennings is a real sleeze bag in my view. hamsterjill Yesterday #18
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
He could be in another facility. LeftInTX Yesterday #23
Except they said he was still in the hospital. Raftergirl 22 hrs ago #29
I think it's been confirmed that he had a cardiac arrest. yardwork 11 hrs ago #35
Thanks for the explanation. I likely just assumed he had a heart attack. Raftergirl 11 hrs ago #37
The media don't do a good job of explaining... anything, lately. yardwork 1 hr ago #43
Exactly. LisaL 9 hrs ago #39
According to Jennings, MM is practically ready to tap dance up the Capitol steps! tavernier Yesterday #24
Billionaires love helping, like. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #25
Sounds Like Trump Explaining Why He Didn't Go To His Son's Wedding DrFunkenstein Yesterday #27
I sat in the hospital today... róisín_dubh 17 hrs ago #31
I hope your partner recovers. yardwork 11 hrs ago #36
Yes, very bizarre. LisaL 9 hrs ago #40
Thanks... róisín_dubh 8 hrs ago #42
Hard to imagine that others would do otherwise JoseBalow 9 hrs ago #38
Exactly... róisín_dubh 8 hrs ago #41
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