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Mitch McConnell Loved His ‘Tough Wife’ Elaine Chao Standing Up to Protesters
Newsweek ^ | June 29, 2018 | Greg Price

Posted on 06/29/2018 4:27:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell showered his wife, Elaine Chao, with praise Thursday night, over her confrontation with protesters who wanted the Kentucky Republican to answer for immigrant children being separated from their parents at the U.S. southern border.

Chao, who serves as transportation secretary, told the demonstrators to “leave my husband alone” as the couple departed an event at Georgetown University on Wednesday evening.

McConnell explained he told his wife to hop into the waiting car, but Chao leapt into action....

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Kentucky; Campaign News; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: chao; chaos; mcconnell; protesters; tigerwife
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1 posted on 06/29/2018 4:27:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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Why is her last name Chao if she is his wife?

But I guess she is the reason why McConnell didn’t collapse into a pile of blubber. She’s the one with the pants on.


2 posted on 06/29/2018 4:28:39 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

She played it just right. But the funny thing is that they weren’t protesting McConnell. They were protesting Chao.


3 posted on 06/29/2018 4:29:42 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Maybe she knows karate, being that she is Chinese


4 posted on 06/29/2018 4:30:04 PM PDT by Catsrus (I)
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To: Catsrus

And the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.


5 posted on 06/29/2018 4:31:30 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Remember when Rupert Murdoch’s wife of that time lept to his defense?
July 19, 2011.
Wendy Deng Murdoch protects husband from protester with large cream pie.


6 posted on 06/29/2018 4:32:53 PM PDT by lee martell
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LOL - FReeper HUMOR BUMP!


7 posted on 06/29/2018 4:33:10 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

She is a strong independent woman and she played it right!


8 posted on 06/29/2018 4:34:40 PM PDT by Lopeover ( The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

Many successful career women who are already known by their maiden name do not take their husband’s last name.


9 posted on 06/29/2018 4:35:00 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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She has more balls than her chinless husband.


10 posted on 06/29/2018 4:35:36 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Catsrus

Yeah, since Karate is Japanese.


11 posted on 06/29/2018 4:39:38 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: PGalt; Catsrus

I could not help it.


12 posted on 06/29/2018 4:42:54 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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Everybody was kung fu fighting...

13 posted on 06/29/2018 4:43:38 PM PDT by Geronimo (God Bless America and President Donald J. Trump...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
She "Tiger Mom!"

Mitch "Sissy Boy!"

14 posted on 06/29/2018 4:48:52 PM PDT by Oratam
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sad though that conservative WOMEN has more balls than 99% of those in congress.


15 posted on 06/29/2018 4:54:39 PM PDT by prophetic (Trump is today's DANIEL. Shut the mouth of lions Lord, let his enemies be made the Cat Food instead.)
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Very impressed with Elaine Chao

How the hell did Turtle Mitch get Elaine Chao?



16 posted on 06/29/2018 4:57:57 PM PDT by KavMan
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Especially when their husbands are unassertive piles of mush.


17 posted on 06/29/2018 4:58:22 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

Opposites attract, oftentimes.


18 posted on 06/29/2018 5:02:26 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The leftist protesters are on the correct track. They will move the county in the correct direction. They may already have moved Senator McConnell.


19 posted on 06/29/2018 5:02:55 PM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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I guess so he’s a snowflake who can’t stand up for himself.


20 posted on 06/29/2018 5:05:14 PM PDT by Retvet (Retvet)
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