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Mitch McConnell health: Wife Elaine Chao’s family friend raises doubt over new photo, ‘Holy crap she would rather die’
Jeff Yang, a family friend of Elaine Chao, questions a new proof-of-life photograph shared by Mitch McConnell.
A family friend of Elaine Chao is not convinced by Senator Mitch McConnell's recently shared proof-of-life photograph.
Jeff Yang, an author and podcaster, mentioned that he has been acquainted with two of Chao's five sisters since their college days. Therefore, when McConnell's office published a photo of Chao, 73, alongside her 84-year-old husband on Monday, he felt a sense of skepticism right away.
Jeff Yang questions Mitch McConnell's proof-of-life photo
“I’ve known members of the Chao family—specifically, Elaine’s apolitical sisters (Grace and the late Angela)—since our college years,” Yang sated in a Bluesky post on Monday, Daily Beast reported,
Chao is the oldest among six daughters. Yang, just like four of the Chao sisters, also attended Harvard University. He has since pursued a career as a writer concentrating on Asian American culture.
Yang expressed skepticism regarding the latest photograph of the Kentucky senator, which depicts him smiling for the camera while wearing a blue button-down shirt, with Chao beside him.
“I can’t imagine Elaine, one of the most put-together people in existence, releasing a pic wearing a thin shirt over a visible black bra, UNTUCKED,” Yang wrote. “Just implausible.”
Yang was notably confused by Chao's choice of clothing. The former labor secretary sported a white button-down featuring a seashell pattern, which a reverse image search traced back to the mid-tier American retail brand Chico's.
Jeff Yang makes strange comments on Elaine Chao's top
Yang remarked that Elaine's top was the "most implausible aspect of the image," sharing a screenshot of the identical Chico's shirt available for as little as $12 in secondhand online marketplaces.
"HOLY CRAP SHE WOULD RATHER DIE," he mentioned.
The Republican stalwart has not made a public appearance since his hospitalization on June 14.
On July 12, his office issued a photo of him alongside Chao, accompanied by a detailed statement clarifying that he had suffered a fall and has been in rehabilitation. A new photo was shared on July 27.
