A $12 Chico's shirt enters the Mitch McConnell proof-of-life mystery

Senator Mitch McConnell's office released a photograph intended to show he's alive and recovering. But internet observers focused on something else: his wife Elaine Chao's shirt, which they identified as a twelve-dollar Chico's shirt. Per Boing Boing, this detail prompted skepticism—a family friend questioned whether someone of Chao's wealth would wear something so inexpensive, turning the image into an unexpected wardrobe investigation.

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