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US transport, education secretaries latest to quit in Trump staff exodus after Capitol violence
US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos have resigned, joining a growing list of aides leaving President Donald Trump’s administration in protest over the storming of the US Capitol building.
Key points:
- The sudden exodus suggested revulsion over Mr Trump’s encouragement of supporters to march to the Capitol
- The departures could deprive him of critical advice in the event of an international crisis in his final days in office
- Mr Trump’s pledge of an “orderly transition” on January 20 was partly intended to head off further resignations
Ms Chao — the wife of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell — said in an email to staff that the mob attack “has deeply troubled me in a way that I simply cannot set…
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