Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 192
November Surprises
“Betsy DeVos went to Bethune-Cookman University on Wednesday, knowing her first commencement address as secretary of education could get ugly at the historically black institute of higher education,” the New York Times reports.
“It did — fast. Over sporadic heckling, and at some points to the backs of gown-clad graduates refusing to face her.”
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