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Betsy DeVos Resigns In Protest

January 7, 2021 at 9:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos submitted her resignation to President Trump on Thursday night saying the riot at the Capitol was her breaking point, the New York Times reports.

Said DeVos: “There is no mistaking the impact your rhetoric had on the situation, and it is the inflection point for me.”

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