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In reply to the discussion: Elaine Chao, wife of Mitch McConnell, issues statement after US return [View all]hamsterjill
(18,109 posts)18. Yeah, Jennings is a real sleeze bag in my view.
He peddles bullshit on CNN and gets called out for it quite frequently. He just keeps peddling because he operates under the same type of thinking as Trump - that being, that if you say something loud enough and long enough, others will believe it.
Sorry, I don't believe it.
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Elaine Chao, wife of Mitch McConnell, issues statement after US return [View all]
riversedge
Jul 7
OP
She traveled 3 days after her husband was hospitalized for a heart attack to meet with the Chinese vice president
Galraedia
Jul 7
#6
The Logan Act bars U.S. citizens from engaging in certain communications with foreign governments without authority
Galraedia
Jul 8
#12
Elaine Chao met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing on June 17, 2026
Galraedia
Jul 8
#32
His health "did not warrant immediate return" could mean it was so bad
Teacher of the Year
Jul 8
#10
You can just feel the warmth in that statement it is almost like somebody else wrote it.
Botany
Jul 8
#13
They released this statement to give the impression the event was no big deal.
rogue emissary
Jul 8
#30
Is it just me, or does this statement imply that she was in China BEFORE the cardiac arrest.
hamsterjill
Jul 8
#19
This is a very long time to be hospitalized after having a heart attack. Most patients are sent home after a
Raftergirl
Jul 8
#20