affects foreign policy with China...quite possibly for the good, given her parents flight from the mainland...but it is a bit 'off-putting'; especially the $25M gift to her husband.
As for Pete Buttigieg, his performance on the campaign trail and willingness to talk with FOX, or any other conservative media outlet, should earn him some points when it comes to forging bi-partisan initiatives on critical Infrastructure issues, which frankly haven't been first page news during Chao's leadership.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/02/us/politics/transportation-secretary-elaine-chao.html?action=click&auth=login-email&login=email&module=Intentional&pgtype=Article