Transportation Secretary Chao Resigns Leaving Little Legacy for Travel Industry
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is the first, but likely not the last, top Trump official to resign after the president stoked a violent siege of the U.S. Capitol. How will she be remembered by travel leaders? Better question may be: Will she be remembered?
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Thursday resigned, leaving little in the way of a legacy behind after a long career in several Republican administrations. She is the first cabinet secretary in the Trump administration to resign in the wake of the pro-Trump riot in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
Citing the "traumatic and entirely avoidable" events at the Capitol in a message to Department of Transportation staff on Thursday, Chao said she will step down effective Monday, January 11. She promised to help with the transition to Pete Buttigieg, whom President-elect Joe Biden has nominated to lead the department.
