WASHINGTON — Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao resigned her post in President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday, one day after unprecedented riots fueled by supporters of the president overwhelmed the U.S. Capitol.
She is the first member of the Trump Cabinet to resign since the mob attack on Congress.
In a statement to staff, Chao, the wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said her resignation would take effect Monday.
