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Elaine Chao's China trip draws scrutiny amid McConnell Health crisis
MSN ^ | July 6 | MSN

Posted on 07/06/2026 1:04:42 PM PDT by RandFan

Unusual timing: Elaine Chao met China's vice president in Beijing three days after McConnell's hospitalisation, prompting questions about priorities and public perception.

Health concerns: Medical experts warn McConnell, 84, is 'unfit to serve' after reported cardiac arrest and prolonged hospital stay, urging him to retire immediately.

Political stakes: McConnell's condition fuels speculation over early retirement and the potential for a Democrat to fill his Senate seat before his planned departure.

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


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Conspiracy
KEYWORDS: chao; chicommitch; mitchfeinstein; officiallybraindead; spy

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Hmm.... this is really strange...
1 posted on 07/06/2026 1:04:43 PM PDT by RandFan
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Bet she’s finding out who’s on their list of replacements.


2 posted on 07/06/2026 1:05:48 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: RandFan

She’s a spy.


3 posted on 07/06/2026 1:05:54 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: RandFan

He has been unfit to serve for over 3 years.


4 posted on 07/06/2026 1:07:29 PM PDT by Gerish (Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death.)
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To: RandFan

I heard that sources close to the White House say Mitch McConnell is brain dead and ain’t coming back.


5 posted on 07/06/2026 1:07:54 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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Elaine Chao's meeting with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing on June 17—three days after Sen. Mitch McConnell's hospitalization—was not tied to official U.S. government business. According to a news release by the Chinese Embassy, the two discussed "a new vision of a constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability".

While the official purpose was to discuss bilateral relations, the unusual timing of the trip sparked public scrutiny and media questions regarding the nature of the visit, given Chao's lack of an official U.S. government role.

You can read the Chinese government's statement regarding their diplomatic meeting on the Embassy of the People's Republic of China website or view local news coverage on WLKY.

6 posted on 07/06/2026 1:08:38 PM PDT by Liz (“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies the work of His hands." (Psalm 19:1))
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To: SpaceBar

“I heard that sources close to the White House say Mitch McConnell is brain dead and ain’t coming back.#

So the heart attack happened 15 years ago?


7 posted on 07/06/2026 1:09:47 PM PDT by Fai Mao
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To: RandFan

“Unusual timing: Elaine Chao met China’s vice president in Beijing three days after McConnell’s hospitalisation”. Elaine is in mourning right?


8 posted on 07/06/2026 1:10:59 PM PDT by kawhill (Dywedwch Wrthbym because + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
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To: Liz
“Elaine Chao’s meeting with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng ...was not tied to official U.S. government business.”
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Because it was official PRC business

9 posted on 07/06/2026 1:14:15 PM PDT by Ozymandias Ghost
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To: RandFan
Got to get the McConnell cash out of the country before probate.

10 posted on 07/06/2026 1:14:20 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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we are kept in the dark while China gets high quality information. Just the market manipulation power alone in this is off the charts.


11 posted on 07/06/2026 1:14:24 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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While the official purpose was to discuss bilateral relations, the unusual timing of the trip sparked public scrutiny and media questions regarding the nature of the visit, given Chao's lack of an official U.S. government role.

Logan Act?

12 posted on 07/06/2026 1:18:36 PM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: Sirius Lee

Possible....very possible.


13 posted on 07/06/2026 1:19:34 PM PDT by Liz (“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies the work of His hands." (Psalm 19:1))
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To: RandFan

Answers a lot of questions about Mitch and Elaine’s loyalties.


14 posted on 07/06/2026 1:19:43 PM PDT by CarmichaelPatriot (Recovering Kalifornian... Loving Alabama)
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I heard that sources close to the White House say Mitch McConnell is brain dead and ain’t coming back.

Check for blow flies in his hospital room....

15 posted on 07/06/2026 1:19:47 PM PDT by llevrok (Voter apathy wins elections for liberals.)
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To: SpaceBar

I’ll have you know that his mind is as good as bidens!


16 posted on 07/06/2026 1:20:02 PM PDT by dynachrome (“They don’t kill you because you’re a Nazi; they call you a Nazi so they can kill you.”)
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According to Laura Loomer, she has been told by the White House that McConnell is brain dead and will NEVER be coming back well DUH, McConnell was brain dead before all this started anyway and I think the fact that his wife hurried off to China instead of being with her ill husband shows where her mind was at, she wanted to make sure the checks get transferred to her account


17 posted on 07/06/2026 1:22:13 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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Don’t all wives abandon their husbands when they are sick and travel to China?/s


18 posted on 07/06/2026 1:22:55 PM PDT by dynachrome (“They don’t kill you because you’re a Nazi; they call you a Nazi so they can kill you.”)
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To: SpaceBar

I heard that sources close to the White House say Mitch McConnell is brain dead and ain’t coming back.


How could they tell?


19 posted on 07/06/2026 1:26:27 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: RandFan

Funny latest confab with Commies in China was AFTER the sudden health crisis for Mitch. If they decide to let her be the Woodrow Wilson wife type spokeswoman coming out of the closed bedroom to announce what she just heard Mitch say to her about votes and policy then we are in further trouble. Would be in office until January 3, 2027.
In 2015, 2019, and 2023, Time listed McConnell as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Must have really impressed the Chinese.


20 posted on 07/06/2026 1:29:48 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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