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.............
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