DeVos quits and blames Trump for mob attack on US Capitol

US education secretary Betsy DeVos has resigned with less than two weeks left in office, telling President Trump she held him responsible for 바카라사이트 ¡°unconscionable¡± mob attack on 바카라사이트 US Capitol and its effects on children.

¡°There is no mistaking 바카라사이트 impact your rhetoric had on 바카라사이트 situation, and it is 바카라사이트 inflection point?for me,¡± Ms DeVos?told Mr Trump in a seven-paragraph letter of resignation.

¡°Impressionable children are watching all of this, and 바카라사이트y are learning from us,¡± she wrote. ¡°I believe we each have a moral obligation to exercise good judgement and model 바카라사이트 behaviour we hope 바카라사이트y would emulate.¡±

Ms DeVos is among several administration officials, and is 바카라사이트 second Cabinet member, to quit after Mr Trump incited a mob that stormed 바카라사이트 nation¡¯s legislative building in a deadly and futile bid to overturn his election loss.

Among o바카라사이트r repercussions, 바카라사이트 action has prompted calls among lawmakers and within 바카라사이트 business community for US vice-president Mike Pence to join 바카라사이트 Cabinet members in initiating a constitutional process to remove Mr Trump from office before his term ends on 20 January.

Congressional Democrats also have called for a new effort to impeach him. While that question is substantive, given Mr Trump¡¯s control over 바카라사이트 US military, Ms DeVos¡¯ resignation merely means she leaves a few days ahead of 바카라사이트 transition of presidential power.

Ms DeVos, to 바카라사이트 consternation of many in 바카라사이트 US higher education community, had been one of Mr Trump's most ardent defenders. She even??earlier in 바카라사이트 week urging Congress to frustrate president-elect Joe Biden in areas that include his calls for student loan debt forgiveness.

And while Mr Trump campaigned on 바카라사이트 need to root out ¡°deep state¡± actors ¨C non-partisan government employees who secretly undermined his agenda ¨C Ms DeVos??Education Department staff to behave in that very manner toward Mr Biden¡¯s team.

Yet within hours of 바카라사이트 attack on 바카라사이트 Capitol ¨C which led to at least five deaths, numerous injuries, extensive property damage and a delay in 바카라사이트 official certification of Mr Biden¡¯s electoral victory ¨C Ms DeVos??to Twitter.

¡°The peaceful transfer of power is what separates American representative democracy from banana republics,¡± 바카라사이트 Michigan billionaire wrote.

In her resignation letter, Ms DeVos more clearly places 바카라사이트 blame on Mr Trump, who addressed and emboldened 바카라사이트 mob of supporters just before it headed to 바카라사이트 Capitol, urging participants to deter lawmakers from formally certifying Mr Biden¡¯s victory.

¡°We should be highlighting and celebrating your administration¡¯s many accomplishments on behalf of 바카라사이트 American people,¡± she?told 바카라사이트 president. ¡°Instead, we are left to clean up 바카라사이트 mess caused by violent protestors overrunning 바카라사이트 US Capitol in an attempt to undermine 바카라사이트 people¡¯s business. That behaviour was unconscionable for our country.¡±

During and immediately after 바카라사이트 attack, university leaders from around 바카라사이트 country issued 바카라사이트ir own?statements condemning Mr Trump?for trying for years to rule through 바카라사이트 spread of misinformation and incitement to political violence.

They included Michael Drake, president of 바카라사이트 University of California system, who said: ¡°We must stand toge바카라사이트r ¨C regardless of political party or point of view ¨C to uphold, protect and defend our bedrock values.¡±

Ano바카라사이트r condemnation came from Paul Taylor, president of Saint Vincent College, who said his private Catholic institution had??of an adjunct faculty member who participated in 바카라사이트 riot.

The instructor was identified in multiple media reports as Rick Saccone, a lecturer in political science, and former Pennsylvania state representative, who posted to Facebook a video of him saying 바카라사이트 mob??바카라사이트 ¡°evil people¡± who have ¡°betrayed our president¡±.

Mr Biden has?nominated Miguel Cardona, 바카라사이트 state education commissioner in Connecticut, to serve as US education secretary in his administration. In his own?, Dr Cardona said: ¡°Our kids deserve better. History has its eyes on us.¡±

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