Pelosi Taiwan trip draws support from McConnell and other GOP senators

Published August 2, 2022 12:00am ET



A coalition of Republican senators released a statement Tuesday praising House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) visit to Taiwan, underscoring Washington’s bipartisan support for the democratic island in the face of mounting Chinese threats.

The statement, issued by 26 GOP senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), came just minutes after Pelosi’s plane landed in Taiwan’s capital.

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