She was born in Taiwan and emigrated to the US with her parents when she was 8, so I am not sure there is a strong allegiance to The People's Republic. But there might be a strong tie to her family's shipping business.
He was definitely not loyal to Trump. Mitch was the boss. If he could still think he'd hate him with every fiber of his being while fronting as his biggest fan. He honestly might've hated Trump more than he hated Obama.
Right up until the baby is out of their mom's womb, then they're on their own. That's the problem with saying 'pro-life'. Pro-life implies care from cradle to grave. They're more accurately pro-natal.
On June 14 he was hospitalized after being found âunconsciousâ after suffering âcardiac arrest.â On June 17 she was in China speaking with their vice president. A spokesperson for Elaine Chao said Mitch McConnellâs condition âdid not warrant an immediate return to the U.S.â
Idk man it all just seems weird to me considering he was likely at death's door the moment that quote was being generated
Wha chew talkin bout Willis? He is vital as any 143 yr old shoe leather, and twice as responsive as that same leather. She had nothing to worry about. He has plenty of grunts and blinks left in him. đ
Well, she's been a high level American official, meaning she's been better at high levels. It shouldn't be surprising she would meet with Chinese officials. They probably aren't the warmest couple and she was probably told he was stable. Also, it's a long trip. She probably wanted to finish what she started and then be freed up to give her husband more attention.
She used to be Secretary of Transportation. Her Dad is a big-time shipping magnate. Her sister was involved in running that shipping magnate. Do. The. Math.
"No bro, she can't have ties to China because she was born in Taiwan. Ignore the fact that her parents are from mainland China and her father founded a shipping company that had an overwhelming amount of its shipments go to China and also ignore the fact that she had a visit to China as a cabinet member in 2017 cancelled because she tried to get her family included on it. She's never received any money from China and definitely doesn't have any ties, stop being racist"
Nothing you said proves she has any ties to the CCP whatsoever. Her parents both fled the Chinese Communist Party and moved to Taiwan.
I don't care if people make qualified and evidenced claims that she is working for the CCP. But all you have as proof is that she's Chinese. Dual loyalty is a dog whistle.
"Chinese government and United Front-linked organizations named Elaine Chao, the wife of Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, to several advisory and honorary positions that overlapped with her U.S. Cabinet service, according to an investigation published Tuesday by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Ms. Chao, who married Mr. McConnell in 1993, served as secretary of labor under President George W. Bush and as secretary of transportation during President Trumpâs first term before resigning in January 2021. She served on the board of EV charging company ChargePoint from 2021 until July 2026, and is now a distinguished fellow at the Hudson Institute, a Washington think tank.
The DCNF reported, based on its translations of Chinese government and state media, that Ms. Chao â whose Chinese name is Zhao Xiaolan â was named to at least four such positions since 2008, including three tied to arms of the United Front Work Department, an agency that a Congressional research arm says Beijing uses to advance its foreign-policy goals and gain access to sensitive foreign technology. A companion body, the Chinese Peopleâs Political Consultative Conference, has likewise been flagged by analysts as a coordinating vehicle for the CCPâs influence operations abroad. Several of these appointments rest chiefly on the DCNFâs own translations of the underlying Chinese-language material and have not been independently verified elsewhere."
- Chinese groups named Elaine Chao to advisory posts overlapping Cabinet service, report says (Washington Times)
I'd link it but the sub doesn't allow linked text so I'm not going to add a link to the article to be safe. That enough for you?
And then they became shipping magnates there. You think the CCP would let that happen and allow their multitude of contracts and services in China if the family were considered opposition or subversive?
I have in-laws that are Taiwanese and they donât view China in a negative light. It varies from person to person.That being said I donât think auditing senators and their family members who hold dual citizenship and stay in contact with foreign governments is racist, I think itâs a way to prevent espionage. I feel if youâre a government official your loyalty should be only to Americans, and we should scrutinize where the officials are getting funded. Weâve let lobbyists ruin our democratic system for too long and itâs time to rein it in.
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u/TamalesHarvard 25d ago
The Weekend at Bernie's references were supposed to be a joke