Education Secretary Betsy DeVos submitted her resignation on Jan. 7, blaming President Donald Trump for contributing to the civil unrest that unfolded on U.S. Capitol grounds during demonstrations he supported over concerns about election integrity. “There is no mistaking the impact your rhetoric had on the situation,” DeVos wrote in a letter to the president. Thousands of protesters followed Trump to gather around the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon after his speech outside the White House, during which he asked protesters to “peaceful and patriotically make your voices heard” at the Capitol and urged Vice President Mike Pence to send contested Electoral College Votes back to state legislatures. Both of these things did not eventuate. DeVos became the second Cabinet secretary to resign following the acts of violence and lawlessness that transpired as some rioters and protesters decided to unlawfully enter the capitol building as the majority of Trump supporters rallied …
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