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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been no friend to transgender students or other marginalized groups.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has become the second Cabinet secretary to resign a day after a pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

Betsy DeVos, the West Michigan political force who rose to education secretary, late Thursday became the latest high-profile resignation among presidential appointees, saying President Donald Trump incited a mob that invaded the Capitol on Wednesday. "We should be highlighting and celebrating your Administration's many accomplishments on behalf of the American people," DeVos wrote in a letter to the president. "Instead we are left to clean up the mess caused by violent protesters overrunning the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to undermine the people's business. That behavior was unconscionabl...

Can Betsy DeVos's good work be saved from 'the Blob?' Print this article Betsy DeVos has resigned after serving almost four years as Education Secretary. In doing so, she harshly criticized the president who appointed her. “We should be highlighting and celebrating your administration's many accomplishments on behalf of the American people,” she wrote in her resignation letter. "Instead, we are left to clean up the mess caused by violent protesters overrunning the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to undermine the people's business. There is no mistaking the impact your rhetoric had on the situ...

Copy to Clipboard Betsy DeVos (Getty Images) On January 6, 2021, riots broke out on Capitol Hill as Donald Trump supporters stormed the government building to disrupt Congress proceedings, reiterating POTUS that the election was "stolen" by President-elect Joe Biden. Trump was accused of encouraging his supporters with his tweets. There were four fatalities at the riot along with the destruction of government property. Many condemned the pro-Trump supporters and expressed their outrage, and among them was Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. DeVos resigned from her position on January 8 and accor...