On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” host Chuck Todd accused Donald Trump of levying a “very racist attack” against the wife of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Elaine Chao.
Trump recently chastised McConnell for giving in too easily to the Democrats after the Senate approved a stopgap spending bill on Thursday that funds the government through mid-December.
In Friday’s Truth Social post, Trump asked, “Is McConnell approving all of these Trillions of Dollars worth of Democrat sponsored Bills, without even the slightest bit of negotiation, because he hates Donald J. Trump, and he knows I am strongly opposed to them, or is he doing it because he believes in the Fake and Highly Destructive Green New Deal, and is willing to take the Country down with him?”
“In any event, either reason is unacceptable. He has a DEATH WISH. Must immediately seek help and advise from his China loving wife, Coco Chow!” Trump declared.
A clip of Todd’s accusation was shared in a tweet by “Meet the Press” which said, “WATCH: Fmr. President Trump implies a “death threat” to Sen. Mitch McConnell and posts a racist attack on his wife, fmr. Transportation Sec. Elaine Chao.”
“@SusanPage: “In this climate where many members of Congress are getting death threats … it’s especially not humorous.”
Todd said, “A very racist attack against [McConnell’s] wife. It was just extraordinary and there seems to be a numbness now to this, particularly among Republicans.”
Page agreed that it was a “racial slur” by Trump which is “not easy to explain away” and that Trump is on the ballot for the midterms.
U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) defended Trump when asked by CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” about what Trump said.
Scott told Bash, “As you know, the president likes to give people nicknames. You can ask him how he came up with the nickname. I’m sure he has a nickname for me.”
WATCH: Fmr. President Trump implies a “death threat” to Sen. Mitch McConnell and posts a racist attack on his wife, fmr. Transportation Sec. Elaine Chao.@SusanPage: “In this climate where many members of Congress are getting death threats … it’s especially not humorous.” pic.twitter.com/NwYuACPZst
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) October 2, 2022
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