Elaine Chao's Controversial China Visit Amid McConnell's Health Crisis

One would think that a lifelong spouse would be at the other’s side when they were suffering from a major medical incident, but that isn’t the case, apparently, regarding former GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and wife Elaine Chao.

The latter, who served as Transportation Secretary during President Donald Trump’s first term, has been making what some view as bizarre trips overseas while her husband remains hospitalized for, reportedly, a serious heart condition.

On June 12, just two days before McConnell was hospitalized, Shanghai Jiao Tong University announced that Chao had visited the campus, marking her 12th trip to the university over the past 45 years.