{"id":4584,"date":"2026-07-30T17:53:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4584"},"modified":"2026-07-30T17:53:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:53:25","slug":"elaine-chao-snubs-missing-mcconnell-in-lengthy-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4584","title":{"rendered":"Elaine Chao Snubs Missing McConnell in Lengthy Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Elaine Chao delivered a lengthy acceptance speech at a sold-out luncheon\u2014and conveniently left out any mention of her ailing husband.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4582\">Trump Unveils His Latest Unfinished Gaudy Vanity Project<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The former transportation secretary, 73, was all smiles in a striking purple outfit and perfectly coiffed hair as she received the Donald D. Engen Trophy for Aviation Excellence from the Aero Club of Washington on Wednesday. Her husband, 84-year-old Mitch McConnell, was noticeably absent from the ceremony.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chao, who was President Donald Trump\u2019s transportation secretary in his first term, delivered a 900-word speech about aviation safety, urging Congress to approve $20 billion in funding to modernize air traffic control\u2014even as her husband\u2019s absence leaves Republicans with just 51 voting senators, giving them a narrow majority.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSo here is my call to action. To Congress: Pass the funding. Sustain the funding. And take the harder step of structural reform while the political coordination can exist,\u201d Chao said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis does not need to be an issue just for one party, and we need to educate everyday Americans about the value in investing in the system, so both parties are driven to the table.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chao called on lawmakers to sustain their commitment to air traffic control modernization \u201cthrough appropriations, through reauthorization, and through the political will to see it through more than one budget cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though she repeatedly appealed to Congress in her speech, Chao notably left out any reference to one of the most powerful Republicans in the Senate: McConnell, her husband of more than three decades.<\/p>\n<p>The Kentucky Republican has not been seen in public since he was hospitalized on June 14 after taking a fall. His team has since released two proof-of-life photos of him alongside Chao, but skeptics have remained unconvinced.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4580\">CNN Data Guru Stunned by Trump\u2019s \u2018Absolutely Huge\u2019 Loss of Support<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, McConnell\u2019s office released a statement from his unnamed physician, who said the aging senator has \u201cmaintained a strenuous course of physical therapy and rehabilitation, including multiple sessions a day designed to rebuild strength and reduce the risk of future falls\u201d since being moved from hospital care to rehab. It added that he was \u201cnot yet medically cleared to leave the rehab facility and return to the office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chao previously faced scrutiny for taking a trip to China just three days after her husband was rushed to the hospital. She met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing on June 17 \u201cto strengthen China-U.S. relations\u201d in what her team described as a \u201clong-planned trip.\u201d McConnell\u2019s health \u201cdid not warrant an immediate return to the U.S.,\u201d her spokesperson said after she drew backlash.<\/p>\n<p>Chao was dragged back into the spotlight earlier this week after a family friend raised doubts about her latest photo with McConnell.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Yang, an author and podcaster who was college friends with Chao\u2019s sisters, said it was \u201cjust implausible\u201d that she would wear a flimsy button-down that sells for as cheap as $12 in secondhand online markets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve known members of the Chao family\u2014specifically, Elaine\u2019s apolitical sisters (Grace and the late Angela)\u2014since our college years,\u201d Yang wrote in a Bluesky post on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t imagine Elaine, one of the most put-together people in existence, releasing a pic wearing a thin shirt over a visible black bra, UNTUCKED,\u201d Yang said. \u201cJust implausible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4579\">Why Trump\u2019s Base Attacks on Kaitlan Collins Demean Us All<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elaine Chao delivered a lengthy acceptance speech at a sold-out luncheon\u2014and conveniently left out any mention of her ailing husband. 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