The Washington Post reports on the growing pushback on the nomination of billionaire Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education.
Over 300 lawmakers from all 50 states have announced they oppose DeVos for the position, in great part because she has no experience in education.
Labor unions, civil rights leaders and advocates for children with disabilities have all joined the growing chorus of naysayers.
In addition to her lack of experience as an educator, she has no training or degrees in the area of education. She's worked for years to undermine public schools in favor of a voucher system that would allow parents to take public school money and shift that to private, for-profit schools.
And, of course, we all know the millions she and her family have donated to anti-LGBT groups like the Family Research Council.
After her confirmation hearing, I noted that I found her disingenuous smile to be smug and grating. It looks like I wasn't the only one.
Check out this viral video (below) from Super Deluxe - "Betsy DeVos: Defensive Smiling"
(h/t JoeMyGod)
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