Betsy DeVos Resigns, Citing Trump’s ‘Rhetoric’ in Capitol Riot
- Education secretary had been a longtime supporter of president
- She is the second cabinet-level official to quit after Chao
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U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos submitted her resignation on Thursday, becoming the second member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet to quit over the riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol.
In a letter addressed to Trump, she squarely laid the blame for the mayhem in Washington at the feet of the president, who encouraged the mob before they marched to Capitol Hill on Wednesday afternoon as both house of Congress prepared to certify Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory.