Posted 12/20/2023, 2:23:40 PM
McConnell Condemns Trump's Toxic Rhetoric After Racist Attacks Against Wife
- Mitch McConnell rebuked Trump's "poisoning the blood" remark by citing his wife Elaine Chao's immigrant background
- McConnell rarely weighs in publicly on Trump since their relationship soured after January 6
- Trump has since made racist attacks on Chao, calling her "China-loving" and "Coco Chow"
- Trump said immigrants are "pouring into" the US and "poisoning the blood of our country"
- Many have compared Trump's rhetoric to Hitler's ideas about preserving the purity of German blood