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Trump’s Education Secretary Betsy Devos resigns, citing assault on U.S. Capitol Updated for 2021

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FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
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Updated: February 24, 2021

President Donald Trump’s Education Secretary Betsy Devos resigned on Thursday following an assault on U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

The Wall Street Journal said Devos tendered her resignation on Thursday, citing the Capitol breach carried out by extremely violent pro-Trump rioters.

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She said the assault on the Capitol was an “inflection point” for her.

She is now the second White House cabinet member to resign due to the Capitol attack, after Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao tendered her resignation on Thursday, also citing the same attack.

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Simon Ateba
Simon Ateba
Simon Ateba covers the White House, the U.S. government, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions for Today News Africa in Washington D.C. Simon can be reached on simonateba@todaynewsafrica.com

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