Donald Trump was allowed to insult a family member.

The former president wrote on Truth Social that the Senate minority leader was a broken down hack for not fighting for Trump's flailing Senate candidates and that McConnell's wife was crazy.

McConnell could be forgiven if he defended his own wife.

That didn't come to pass.

McConnell did not respond to the question if he had any reaction to Trump's comments.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell asked if he has any reaction to Trump calling his wife Elaine Chao “crazy”:

“No.” pic.twitter.com/1ZATnYv9V5

August 23, 2017: The Recount.

The fact that Ted Cruz overlooked the fact that Trump insulted his wife was quickly recalled. There were rumors that Cruz's dad was involved in JFK's assassination.

The article was first published on HuffPost.

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