Elaine Chao
Former United States Secretary of LaborWikipedia
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Oct 22, 2026
Bobby Cries & Rudy Becomes Jules
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37:19Bobby LeeHOST
I will, but in a second, hold on.
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37:21Bobby LeeHOST
Because they do this as a test, the doctors, right? Her vagina is fresher than Elaine Chao's.
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37:29Bobby LeeHOST
Elaine Chao's, it's better.
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37:30Bobby LeeHOST
No chance.
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37:32Bobby LeeHOST
It's better than... 81.
Ep. 2531 - Did Vivek Ramaswamy Really Cross a Line?
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6:02Ben ShapiroHOST
Yeah, I'll bet you didn't remember any of that because nobody was outraged because they were attacking a Republican.
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6:07Ben ShapiroHOST
Remember that time that Amy McGrath, she was a Democratic candidate in Kentucky, ran an ad against Mitch McConnell that basically targeted Elaine Chao, his wife, for being Taiwanese American.
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6:17Ben ShapiroHOST
Remember this?
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6:18speaker_7SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
His trade deals made China richer.
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6:23speaker_7SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They're spying on us and they didn't stop the coronavirus.
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6:27speaker_7SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Oh, and Mitch made millions from China.
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6:31Ben ShapiroHOST
And again, they tried to connect that to Elaine Chao.
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6:34Ben ShapiroHOST
Remember that? Or that time the Washington Post ran a cartoon attacking Ted Cruz's daughter.
Press, Puerto Rico, Plastic Surgery Perils
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20:27Rich ValdésHOST
Now, Mitch McConnell's basically out.
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20:29Rich ValdésHOST
I don't know that he is, but he's got a lot of friends and he's gained a lot of traction with this idea because he's a shipping guy, right? Elaine Chao, his wife, who was transportation secretary, her family owns a big Chinese shipping company.
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20:40Rich ValdésHOST
A lot of this has been tied into the shipping companies and the Jones Act and the monopoly that they have on Hawaii and on Puerto Rico.
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20:48Rich ValdésHOST
So and that's just one of many aspects.
The Hidden Cost of Silence: Why Powerful Figures Are Backing Down
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28:29Harry LitmanHOST
Yeah.
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28:30Jacob WeisbergGUEST
Yeah, I mean, you know, racist insults against his wife, Elaine Chao, and I think Trump bullied him successfully.
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28:37Jacob WeisbergGUEST
Um, but it was, it was cowardly, and the stakes couldn't have been higher.
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28:42Jacob WeisbergGUEST
Um, so, you know, that's, that's Mitch McConnell.
TDS Time Machine | Daily Showographies Pt. 3 - Vladimir Putin, Rudy Giuliani, Pete Hegseth, and More
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[dog whines] And thanks to McConnell's leadership, money in politics would now be like the skin under his neck, looser and more voluminous every year.
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45:14speaker_3NARRATOR
You might be wondering, "If Mitch McConnell loved money so much, why didn't he marry it?" Well, he did, [upbeat music] wedding shipping heiress, Elaine Chao, in 1993, a genuine love match that would eventually make him one of the richest people in the Senate
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45:34speaker_1ADVERTISER
Get paid.
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Get paid more money.
TDS Time Machine | Daily Showographies Pt. 3 - Vladimir Putin, Rudy Giuliani, Pete Hegseth, and More
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41:43Jon StewartHOST
You might be wondering, if Mitch McConnell loved money so much, why didn't he marry it? [upbeat music] Well, he did.
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41:54Jon StewartHOST
Wedding shipping heiress, Elaine Chao, in 1993, a genuine love match that would eventually make him one of the richest people in the Senate.
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Get paid.
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Get paid more money.
Hour 3: Spies and Their Access to Power
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6:22Jesse KellyHOST
Right? This is from the article.
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6:25Jesse KellyHOST
"It's graduation day in Shanghai, and Elaine Chao is in attendance." Elaine Chao's Mitch McConnell's wife.
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6:34Jesse KellyHOST
"The date is June 14th, 2026," so again, just a couple months ago, "and in several hours, Chao's husband, Kentucky Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, will be rushed to a hospital on the other side of the globe.
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6:51Jesse KellyHOST
Chao has been returning to this Shanghai kindergarten for decades, where she has repeatedly met with officials from the Chinese Communist Party and an influence and intelligence arm called the United Front Work Department, according to Daily Caller News Foundation translations of dozens of Chinese government and state media reports." That United Front Work Department, the UFWD, by the way, next one sa- next line says this.
Ukraine’s new weapon that could change the war with Russia
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6:12Jesse KellyHOST
"Exclusive: China used a military-linked kindergarten to cultivate ties with Mitch McConnell's wife and in-laws." Right? This is from the article.
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6:29Jesse KellyHOST
"It's graduation day in Shanghai, and Elaine Chao is in attendance." Elaine Chao's Mitch McConnell's wife.
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6:39Jesse KellyHOST
"The date is June 14th, 2026," so again, just a couple months ago, "and in several hours, Chao's husband, Kentucky Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, will be rushed to a hospital on the other side of the globe.
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6:56Jesse KellyHOST
Chao has been returning to this Shanghai kindergarten for decades, where she has repeatedly met with officials from the Chinese Communist Party and an influence and intelligence arm called the United Front Work Department, according to Daily Caller News Foundation translations of dozens of Chinese government and state media reports." That United Front Work Department, the UFWD, by the way.
Who Reaps the Reaper? | Mitch McConnell
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37:02Ginger GolobHOST
Do, uh, I-
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37:04Ren MartinezHOST
He, he's married to Elaine Chao-
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37:05Ginger GolobHOST
I think-
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37:05Ren MartinezHOST
... who was the Secretary of Transportation for a while.
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BalVoi:60 | Hourly News Briefing | October 12, 2026 • 7:00 PM EDT
Oct 12 · 3 Mentions
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Starlink's push into India is running into hurdles, with spectrum disputes, licensing requirements, and stiff market competition standing in the way.
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Former United States Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is facing scrutiny over decades-long ties to a Shanghai kindergarten linked to the Chinese Communist Party and the United Front Work Department.
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0:41speaker_0UNKNOWN
At ESPN, Jason Kelsey is navigating the challenge of keeping his personal relationships separate from his professional responsibilities.
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0:49speaker_0UNKNOWN
UCLA quarterback Nico Yamileava is expected to miss the rest of the 2026 season after suffering a knee injury.
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5:54speaker_0UNKNOWN
Gaps in spectrum charges, licensing arrangements, and regulatory burdens between satellite and terrestrial providers have the potential to tilt the competitive playing field.
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6:04speaker_0UNKNOWN
Policymakers are expected to address obligations around data protection, lawful access for authorities, national security, and adherence to India's regulatory framework.
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Elaine Chao's decades-long ties to a Shanghai kindergarten linked to the Chinese Communist Party and the United Front Work Department Jena.
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Translations of dozens of Chinese government records and state media reports indicate that former United States Cabinet official Elaine Chao has maintained ties to a Shanghai kindergarten named for her paternal grandfather.
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