Chao quits Trump Cabinet as resignations quicken in wake of riot
US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced she is resigning from Donald Trump’s cabinet, becoming the highest ranking administration official to leave after supporters of the president breached the US Capitol on Wednesday in protest of his election loss. “Yesterday, our country experienced a traumatic and entirely avoidable event as supporters of the president stormed the Capitol building following a rally he addressed,” Chao said. “As I’m sure is the case with many of you it has deeply troubled me in a way that I simply cannot set aside.” Chao said she is resigning as of Jan. 11 and will help her announced successor, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, the pick of President-elect Joe Biden to lead the department. Chao is the first cabinet secretary to resign in the wake of Wednesday’s protests at the US Capitol. <br/>
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Chao quits Trump Cabinet as resignations quicken in wake of riot
US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced she is resigning from Donald Trump’s cabinet, becoming the highest ranking administration official to leave after supporters of the president breached the US Capitol on Wednesday in protest of his election loss. “Yesterday, our country experienced a traumatic and entirely avoidable event as supporters of the president stormed the Capitol building following a rally he addressed,” Chao said. “As I’m sure is the case with many of you it has deeply troubled me in a way that I simply cannot set aside.” Chao said she is resigning as of Jan. 11 and will help her announced successor, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, the pick of President-elect Joe Biden to lead the department. Chao is the first cabinet secretary to resign in the wake of Wednesday’s protests at the US Capitol. <br/>
