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The storm on Capitol Hill in Washington also causes horror in many circles around the Trump administration. Transport Minister Chao and other senior officials resigned after the events.
After the Trump supporters riots, a veritable series of resignations began at the White House. After Deputy National Security Advisor Matt Pottinger and First Lady Spokesperson Stephanie Grisham, other officials of the President, including Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and U.S. Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Mick Mulvaney, threw the towel on Thursday.
Chao is the first cabinet member to step down from government after the heartbreaking events on Wednesday. The minister announced that she would step down from office on Monday. “Yesterday our country had a traumatic and totally preventable event when the president’s supporters stormed the Capitol after a rally he was speaking at. As I’m sure many of you have, I was deeply concerned about the way that I can’t stand aside. “
Chao is the wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who was once a close ally of Trump. But he was criticized by the president when he refused to support his attempts to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the November 3 presidential election. Chao has been Minister of Transportation since Trump began his term in January 2017.
“I can’t stay here, not after yesterday”
Mulvaney, a former White House chief of staff, told CNBC of his motivation: “I can’t stay here, not after yesterday.” He had informed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of his resignation. The job as a special envoy for Northern Ireland was just a part-time job, Mulvaney said.
He himself had been deposed as chief of staff by Trump because he admitted in October that military aid to Ukraine had been frozen by order of the president. He had been in the position for just over a year. Regarding other possible resignations, Mulvaney said: “Those who stay, and I have spoken with some, only do so because they fear that the president will put someone worse in their place.”
A CNN report appears to confirm the statement: According to one source, several of the president’s top security advisers have received calls from his predecessors. The recipients are said to include Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Intelligence Coordinator John Ratcliffe and National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien. They are said to have been asked to stay, for national security reasons.
The first lady’s spokeswoman knocks down
On Wednesday night, First Lady Melania Trump’s chief of staff and former White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham resigned from her post with immediate effect. Grisham said it was an honor to serve in the White House. She is proud of the many accomplishments of President Donald Trump’s administration. He did not give reasons for his unexpected move. Therefore, it was not clear if it was related to the storm at the Capitol.
Also Wednesday, White House Under Secretary of Press Sarah Matthews and Anna Cristina “Rickie” Niceta, who oversaw White House events, resigned.
Other advisers followed
That night, the deputy national security adviser in the presidential office, Matt Pottinger, did the same. Several outlets unanimously reported that Pottinger was reacting to the violence on Wednesday. Security advisor O’Brien confirmed Pottinger’s departure from Twitter without giving any reason. Also on Wednesday, according to information from CNN, Tyler Goodspeed, a top economic adviser, resigned.
Later on Thursday, Ryan Tully, Trump’s senior adviser for Russia and Europe, and John Costello, a senior Economy Ministry official, also resigned.
After Trump’s speech, supporters stormed the Capitol
On Wednesday, thousands of Trump supporters broke into the Capitol in Washington and disrupted a joint Senate and House meeting to confirm the election of Trump’s successor, Joe Biden. A woman was shot and killed by the police during the riots. The events were preceded by a speech by the president-elect before thousands of his supporters, in which he called for a march to Congress.
Trump has yet to condemn the unrest. Instead, Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, was denied access to the White House on Thursday, according to media reports. It was apparently an act of revenge because Pence opposed Trump’s request and officially recognized Joe Biden’s electoral victory in the continuation of the suspended session in Congress Thursday morning.
However, in response to the unrest, the mayor of the US capital, Muriel Bowser, extended the state of emergency for two weeks. This is to ensure safety during the inauguration of Joe Biden. The Democrat will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on January 20.
