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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Resigns, Citing Violence At Capitol

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao arrives at a naturalization ceremony for 16 new Americans at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Thursday, July 2, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao arrives at a naturalization ceremony for 16 new Americans at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Thursday, July 2, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced she is resigning, citing the "traumatic and entirely avoidable" violence at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Her resignation will be effective next Monday.

Chao is the highest ranking member of President Trump's administration yet to resign following the deadly mob violence at the Capitol, fueled by Trump's own support of the crowd gathering at the Capitol in protest of his election loss.

In resigning, Chao, who is married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, joins others in Trump's orbit who are leaving the administration: Stephanie Grisham, chief of staff to First Lady Melania Trump, Sarah Matthews, a deputy press secretary, and Matt Pottinger, the deputy national security adviser.
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Kate Howard is the managing editor of the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.