This is odd timing.
As WLT Report previously reported Senator Mitch McConnell was discovered in his home unconscious and was immediately rushed to the hospital in mid-June.
Now a new report has revealed McConnell’s wife took a trip to Beijing just three days after her husband was hospitalized.
And she just didn’t go there for a vacation either.
People reported Chao met with the Vice President of China:
Sen. Mitch McConnell‘s wife, Elaine Chao, was in China three days after her 84-year-old husband was hospitalized on June 14.
ADVERTISEMENTChao, who married McConnell in 1993, met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on June 17 in Beijing, according to Chinese state media service Xinhua. The report, which was also published by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America, claims Han “urged further efforts to strengthen” the relationship between the U.S. and China during the meeting.
“Chao said maintaining stable U.S.-China relations serves the interests of all parties, and expressed the willingness to continue making efforts to promote practical cooperation and people-to-people exchanges between the United States and China,” read the report, which was accompanied by a picture of Han and Chao.
Chao, 73, served as President Donald Trump‘s secretary of transportation during his first term, from January 2017 to January 2021, and resigned after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. She was also former President George W. Bush‘s secretary of labor for his two terms.
On June 14, three days before Chao met with Han, McConnell was hospitalized. Although his office has not released any further details on his condition, there were reports on July 1 that emergency services responded to McConnell’s Washington, D.C. home on June 14 for an unconscious person who possibly suffered a heart attack.
Desirée Townsend reports:
Senator Mitch McConnell has now been hospitalized for three weeks. The gravity of this situation cannot be overstated, especially given that his wife, Elaine Chao, appeared in China just days after his hospitalization to meet with high-ranking Chinese officials. The question now… pic.twitter.com/BOBpd0lE92
— Desirée Townsend (@Cheering4Change) July 5, 2026
AP shared a statement from McConnell’s office on his recovery process:
Staff for Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell said last week that the senator is “continuing his recovery” in a hospital while the Senate is out of session. But his office has released no details about the former Republican leader’s condition during his weekslong hospitalization or whether he will be at the Capitol when the Senate returns next week.
McConnell was admitted to the hospital on June 14, according to a statement from his office that only said he was “receiving excellent care.” A statement a week later said that he would not be voting that week. And on Thursday, a new statement said that he “continues to improve” and ”appreciates the outpouring of support he’s receiving while he continues his recovery in the hospital.”
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