McConnell's wife resigns as transport secretary
7 January 2021 By Abiodun Giwa
Elaine Chao
Elaine Chao, the wife of the Republican Party's senate leader, Mitch McConnell, has resigned as transport secretary, following the protest and riots at the Capitol on Wednesday. Many people are shocked to hear that the wife of the senate leader has been the country's transport secretary.
Observers are saying that Wednesday's crisis has exposed how people in high places find their ways to higher grounds, and that few Americans knew McConnell's wife was the transport secretary. She accepted to be transport secretary when the relationship between President Donald Trump and her husband remained cordial, and decidedly resigned when the relationship between the two men became cold.
Many observers are saying they expect her as a wife of a serving elected officer not to have accepted a political appointment for that position in the first place, and that this raises a question about likely conflict of interest for McConnell. They said that the wife may have become uncomfortable with the president's attack on McConnell over the alleged election fraud and McConnell's decision to tread the path of caution, and that using the Wednesday's capitol crisis could just be a way to get out of a difficult situation.
And that is by the way. There are other staffers - about 18 of them - in the white House who have resigned their positions or about to resign following Wednesday's crisis at the capitol. News reports also show that many others are at a cross whether to remain to peaceful transfer of power or go before the expiration of the remaining two weeks for the current administration.
Many observers are laughing at those resigning two weeks away from the end of their service, using the crisis of Wednesday at the capitol as the reason for their resignations, when they know they cannot tender a resignation that will take effect immediately. Some people are saying they will still have to wait their time up to the end of the administration's time in office.
Observers are saying that Wednesday's crisis has exposed how people in high places find their ways to higher grounds, and that few Americans knew McConnell's wife was the transport secretary. She accepted to be transport secretary when the relationship between President Donald Trump and her husband remained cordial, and decidedly resigned when the relationship between the two men became cold.
Many observers are saying they expect her as a wife of a serving elected officer not to have accepted a political appointment for that position in the first place, and that this raises a question about likely conflict of interest for McConnell. They said that the wife may have become uncomfortable with the president's attack on McConnell over the alleged election fraud and McConnell's decision to tread the path of caution, and that using the Wednesday's capitol crisis could just be a way to get out of a difficult situation.
And that is by the way. There are other staffers - about 18 of them - in the white House who have resigned their positions or about to resign following Wednesday's crisis at the capitol. News reports also show that many others are at a cross whether to remain to peaceful transfer of power or go before the expiration of the remaining two weeks for the current administration.
Many observers are laughing at those resigning two weeks away from the end of their service, using the crisis of Wednesday at the capitol as the reason for their resignations, when they know they cannot tender a resignation that will take effect immediately. Some people are saying they will still have to wait their time up to the end of the administration's time in office.
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