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Betsy DeVos resigns as education secretary

By Haley Victory Smith
Published January 8, 2021 2:12am ET
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Betsy DeVos resigns as education secretary
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 5th, 2018, to testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the fiscal 2019 budget for the Education Department. | (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Betsy DeVos resigned as education secretary on Thursday, citing the influence of President Trump’s “rhetoric” on the siege at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

News of her resignation comes just hours after Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao resigned, and other members of Trump’s Cabinet are reportedly discussing invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from power.

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