Elaine Chao’s China Trip Just Days After McConnell’s Health Emergency Sparks New Questions

As Sen. Mitch McConnell remains hospitalized following a serious medical emergency,
a separate development involving his wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao,
has ignited fresh questions in Washington.

Just three days after McConnell was rushed from his Washington, D.C., home to the hospital,
Chao appeared in Beijing for a meeting with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng.
The timing has drawn intense attention.
McConnell, 84, was hospitalized on June 14 after emergency responders were dispatched to his residence.
His office initially confirmed only that he was receiving medical care, offering no public explanation for what had happened.

Later reporting based on emergency dispatch audio described a call involving an unconscious person,
a possible cardiac arrest and CPR in progress
— though McConnell’s office has not confirmed the details of that emergency call.

Three days later, on June 17, Chao met with Han in Beijing.
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