Elaine Chao, wife of Mitch McConnell, issues statement after US return

[Justice]

3. Cryptic response - when a relative had cardiac arrest in

early 2009 while being transferred from the hospital to a rehab facility, my parents were at Obama’s inauguration. They didn’t return home immediately (other relatives were present) because the relative was kept in a medically induced coma for a few days to allow time to heal before being brought out of the coma to see if they suffered brain damage or could recover. I believe it’s a pretty standard treatment approach.

It’s possible that Chao was waiting to see if Mitch woke up after being in an induced coma.