'He says all sorts of outrageous things, and I don't make a point of answering any one of them,' said Chao, who was on CNN talking about Southwest Airlines' widespread flight cancellations.
and appoint three Supreme Court justices, and he voted to acquit Trump of inciting the insurrection in a 2021 impeachment trial.about Trump in public since then, even when his former ally repeatedly has slammed him and his wife in posts online, which sometimes have included racist comments about Chao.Chao said Thursday it's"helpful if the media does not repeat" the racist comment he keeps making about her.
"I mean if it were the N-word or any other word, the media would not repeat it," she said."But the media continuously repeats his racist taunt."$1.7 trillion end-of-year spending package he negotiated with congressional Democrats this month. The deal averted a partial shutdown of the federal government.similar to comments he has madeChao's father, James S.C. Chao, founded an American shipping company, now called the Foremost Group, which her sister, Angela, helms today. The firm does significant business internationally, including in China.
Foremost Group has come under scrutiny over the years, particularly for whether Elaine Chao aided her father's firm through her government positions.Reach reporter Morgan Watkins at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @morganwatkins26.
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