Donald Trump‘s plan to drain the White House swamp and replace it with toxic sludge is underway!
On Tuesday, the president’s Secretary of Education pick Betsy DeVos was confirmed by the Senate — and she BARELY made the cut!
Mike Pence cast the deciding vote for her nomination in a historic tie-breaker. It was the first time in history the Vice President was called to break a tie on a cabinet nomination.
And for good reason…
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The Amway heiress has been blasted by teachers’ unions and public education advocates alike for her lack of teaching experience, her dismantling of the Michigan school system with disastrous results, and her belief that public schools should have guns to fight off grizzly bear attacks.
Yup, that’s something she actually said.
Needless to say, critics had a lot to say about DeVos’ appointment — celebs like Stephen Colbert, Seth MacFarlane, Piers Morgan, and Fifth Harmony‘s Lauren Jauregui had some particularly scathing words for the new Education Secretary, Pence, and the cowardly Republican Congress!
See the strongest responses (below)!
Elementary math under Betsy Devos
Q: Ned and Sheryl each have 4 apples. Who has more apples?
A: Whomever Mike Pence decides has more apples.
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) February 7, 2017
Betsy DeVos confirmed. What is also confirmed is that there is not one single man of courage in the Republican Congress.
— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) February 7, 2017
Just disgusting. Fuck Pence, Bannon, Trump and all their Republican lap dogs. All of you are on the wrong side of history. pic.twitter.com/N86jK32ie0
— Lauren Jauregui (@LaurenJauregui) February 7, 2017
it’s heinous. the school system was already so broken — this is murdering it. @BetsyDeVos you cheated like @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/g3NNvhRukp
— ilana glazer (@ilazer) February 7, 2017
America has a new Education Secretary who wants guns in schools to protect kids from Grizzly Bears – who’ve never attacked kids in schools.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 7, 2017
Grizzlies …. run for the hills https://t.co/03u1VIyYDn
— Henry Winkler (@hwinkler4real) February 7, 2017
And after that, Secretary Negan. https://t.co/ozht00SuCY
— Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) February 7, 2017
For $200,000,000 you can have whatever job you want.
— Zach Braff (@zachbraff) February 7, 2017
The swamp is being drained and filled with Chuck E. Cheese sea of plastic balls.
— josh groban (@joshgroban) February 7, 2017
a terrible moment in US history to confirm such an incompetent person as #Devos a total rejection of logic or concern for education
— Sandra Bernhard (@SandraBernhard) February 7, 2017
The DeVos pledge: If your senator voted YES, you pledge to vote AGAINST them in the next election and to donate to their opponent. Please RT
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) February 7, 2017
Only good news about the DeVos confirmation is America’s children won’t be stealing our jobs in 20 years cause #they2dumb
— Michelle Collins (@michcoll) February 7, 2017
With confirmation of DeVos, rich can again sigh in relief, as poor will now have even bigger hill to climb to be on a level playing field.
— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) February 7, 2017
Try to imagine something more beautiful than the ideals of public education. And now imagine a rich old lady being like ‘meh fuck that’.
— Timothy Simons (@timothycsimons) February 7, 2017
By supporting the magnificently incompetent Devos tthe GOP has earned its place as the most cowardly party in US history. We won’t forget!
— Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) February 7, 2017
It is absurd that DeVos was just confirmed as the Secretary of Education. Each of the Republicans who voted for her should be ashamed.
— deray mckesson (@deray) February 7, 2017
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