Asian woman to resign in protest from Trump Cabinet

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Elaine Chao, wife of Mitch McConnell beomes first Trump Cabinet member to resign in protest against the riots on Capitol Hill.



Elaine Chao to resign as transportation secretary in wake of riot

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said in a statement Thursday that she is resigning, becoming the first Cabinet member to leave the administration in the wake of President Donald Trump's response to a mob of his supporters breaching the US Capitol.


In the statement, addressed to the agency she led, Chao wrote that she will resign effective Monday and was "deeply troubled" by the "entirely avoidable" events at the Capitol building.

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