Elaine Chao

Are U.S. and Chinese National Interests Incompatible?

A group of experts weighs in on whether U.S. and Chinese national interests are fundamentally incompatible.

China state media attacks Trump on trade in unusually harsh terms

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's state media on Monday lashed out at the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump in an unusually direct attack, accusing him of "starring in his own carefully orchestrated street fighter-style deceitful drama".<p>Trump's wish for others to play along with his drama is …

Ann Coulter: Trump should fire Elaine Chao to get back at McConnell for border wall stance

Conservative commentator Ann Coulter said Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao should be removed from the Trump administration because of her husband's slow progress on the border wall.<p>Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a radio interview last week that funding for President Donald …

Secretary Elaine Chao’s Rise To Power

One of Washington’s most powerful women, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao shares the story behind her illustrious career and her advice to young women.

Colorado airports to receive $4.3 million in federal grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration will award $4.3 million in infrastructure grants to …

Elaine Chao: Why It’s Taking So Long for Trump’s Infrastructure Plan to Land

President Donald Trump pledged to spend some $1 trillion on infrastructure while on the 2016 campaign trail. But such a promise has yet to …

Elaine Chao on autonomous vehicles, future of roads and drones, more

Cocaine Mitch MOCKS protesters – says they were scared of Elaine Chao!!!

Once again the badassery of Elaine Chao is making headlines after her outlaw hubby Cocaine Mitch mocked liberal protesters from his twitter.<p>I see …

Mitch McConnell: Protesters waited until I wasn't with my wife Elaine Chao to heckle me

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joked Monday that protesters waited until his wife, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, wasn’t with …

Mitch McConnell says protesters who confronted him 'waited' until wife Elaine Chao was gone

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took to Twitter Monday to poke fun at protesters who confronted him over the weekend, saying “they waited until” his wife -- Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao -- “wasn’t around.”<p>McConnell’s “Team Mitch” Twitter account retweeted an article by The Hill that …

Mitch McConnell Confronted By Protesters Asking: 'Where Are The Babies?'

Demonstrators in Kentucky shouted "Vote you out" as he left a restaurant.<p>For the second time in as many weeks, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was challenged Saturday by protesters who confronted him over the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance border policy.<p>McConnell was leaving a …

China says forced to fight back against U.S. trade bullying

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has no choice but to fight back against U.S. bullying on trade, the country's Commerce Ministry said on Friday, after Washington's tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese imports took effect.<p>The ministry said in a statement that the U.S. move severely harms global supply and …

McConnell 'Loved' Transportation Sec. Elaine Chao Confronting Protestors: 'I've Got One Tough Wife'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told Fox News’s Shannon Bream Thursday night that he was proud of his wife, Transportation Secretary …

‘I’ve got one tough wife’: McConnell ‘loved’ watching Elaine Chao confront protesters

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday night that he encouraged his wife, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, to quietly return to the car when protesters confronted the couple earlier this week, but to his delight she did not listen.<p>“She ignored my advice and went right up to them …

What Elaine Chao and Mitch McConnell owe the US immigration system, according to her official bio

US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao became a far-right darling overnight after telling off protesters who confronted her husband, senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, over the separation of immigrant families at the border.<p>Chao, a longtime Republican, shooed them away, saying “Why don’t you …

Elaine Chao, Mitch McConnell confronted by immigration protesters: 'Leave my husband alone!'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, were accosted by a group of protesters Monday as they …

Elaine Chao Loses Patience After Dem Protesters Attack Her Husband

Protesters who sought to ambush Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell found themselves thrown on the defensive Tuesday when McConnell’s fiercest …

Elaine Chao Shouts at Protesters for Heckling Her Lame Husband Mitch McConnell

Did you know Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is married to Senate Majority Leader and Master of Disguise Mitch McConnell? Well, she is, and she …

Protesters confront Mitch McConnell, Elaine Chao

"The View" co-hosts react to the confrontations and discuss if they were appropriate.

Liberals Continue To Speed Toward Violence

1:46 PM 06/27/2018<p>On today’s show we talk about how the soft-pedaled scoldings by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer against increasingly dangerous tone …

‘You leave my husband alone!’: Elaine Chao, Mitch McConnell confronted over family separations

Protesters confronted Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday over migrant family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border, a sign that outrage over the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policy is not abating.<p>Chao and McConnell, who …

Elaine Chao confronts protesters outside DC event: 'Why don't you leave my husband alone?'

<b>Washington (CNN) —</b> Transportation Sec. Elaine Chao addressed protesters who confronted her and her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, about US immigration policies.<p>In a video posted on Twitter, a group can be seen walking up to the couple playing audio of what ProPublica reported as …

'Leave my husband alone': Elaine Chao clashes with immigration protesters

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao clashed with immigration protesters and demanded they leave her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, alone, as seen in a videoposted to Twitter on Tuesday.<p>Chao confronted the protesters, who stood outside her car playing audio of migrant children …

The Elaine Chao confrontation was a case study in benign sexism

<i>This post was updated at 3:42 p.m. on June 27, 2018.</i><p>Elaine Chao became a feminist icon for many conservatives yesterday evening, all for saying seven words that have little to do with feminism: “Why don’t you leave my husband alone?”<p>The transportation secretary was defending Senate Majority Leader …

Elaine Chao turns the tables on protesters harassing her husband Mitch McConnell

Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao became a social media star after she turned the tables on protesters who were harassing her and her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).<p>One of the protesters, who only identified himself as “Roberto,” posted video and an explanation of why …

Chao to protesters: 'Leave my husband alone'

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao defended her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, in an encounter with a group protesting family separations at the US-Mexico border.

Elaine Chao Yells At Immigration Protesters To Leave Her Husband Alone

The activists were asking how her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, sleeps at night.<p>Transportation secretary Elaine Chao got visibly angry with protesters when they confronted her and her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), over immigrant family separations at …

McConnell's Wife Elaine Chao: 'Leave My Husband Alone'

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Tuesday heatedly defended her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who was confronted by …

Elaine Chao blocks protesters from Mitch McConnell, shouts: 'Why don't you leave my husband alone?'

While leaving an event at Georgetown University on Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his wife, Transportation Secretary …

Georgetown Protesters Harass Mitch McConnell — Elaine Chao Fights Back

8:26 PM 06/26/2018<p>Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao told a group of protesters at Georgetown University to back off when they began harassing …