Betsy DeVos seemed like an unlikely critic of the former president. And yet. (via MaddowBlog)
When it comes to prominent members of Donald Trump’s team, Betsy DeVos seemed like an unlikely critic of the former president. After all, the former Republican Education secretary has earned a reputation as a far-right ideologue and a GOP megadonor — who served for nearly four full years in the Trump cabinet — not a moderate who was likely to have a problem with the former president’s abuses.USA Today’s Ingrid Jacques about when she reached her breaking point.
The former cabinet secretary wrote in her not-yet-released book, “To me, there was a line in the sand. It wasn’t about the election results. It was about the values and image of the United States. It was about public service rising above self. The president had lost sight of that.”USA Today that in the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol, she thought it was at least possible that the White House cabinet would try to remove Trump from office by way of the 25th Amendment.
. The United States has never seen a fiercer opponent of public schools leading the Department of Education.For one thing, if DeVos’ version of events is accurate, it’s significant that she’s confirmed conversations from early last year — among members of Trump’s own cabinet — about trying to remove him from office.