Jeremy Diamond

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Jeremy Diamond @JDiamond1

Confirmed: Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is resigning, citing Trump's handling of the unrest on Capitol Hill yesterday, a senior administration official tells me She is the first Cabinet secretary to resign in response to yesterday's events. — PolitiTweet.org

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is resigning, per two officials. Cites yesterday’s events as reason in email t… https://t.co/3vaqo9iImg

Posted Jan. 7, 2021

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...and continues to perform the duties of his office." — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 7, 2021

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And here's the official announcement. Chao calls yesterday's unrest "traumatic and entirely avoidable" and notes that it took place "following a rally" Trump addressed. "It has deeply troubled me in a way that I simply cannot set aside," Chao writes. — PolitiTweet.org

It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve the U.S. Department of Transportation. https://t.co/rFxPsBoh6t

Posted Jan. 7, 2021