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4:13Now PlayingMitch McConnell's wife, Elaine Chao, was called out by a close family friend for what they claim are suspicious details from a recent proof of life photo that do not align with Chao's normal appearance. John Iadarola and Sharon Reed break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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Elaine Chao’s Family Friend Calls Out Strange Detail in New McConnell Photo
"A family friend of Elaine Chao isn’t buying Mitch McConnell’s new proof-of-life photo.
Jeff Yang, an author and podcaster, said he has known two of Chao’s five sisters since college. So when McConnell’s office released a photo of Chao, 73, with her 84-year-old husband on Monday, he was immediately skeptical.
“I’ve known members of the Chao family—specifically, Elaine’s apolitical sisters (Grace and the late Angela)—since our college years,” Yang wrote in a Bluesky post on Monday."
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