CABINET: “U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao resigned Thursday because of the mob attack on the Capitol fueled by President Donald Trump’s rhetoric, saying the riot had ‘deeply troubled’ her.
Chao is the wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, and is the first Trump Cabinet member to quit in connection with Wednesday’s chaos.”
-Dan Mangan, “Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is first Trump Cabinet member to quit after riot,” CNBC.com, Jan. 7, 2021