And There They Go!

I’m not surprised to see a lot of resignations in the Trump administration although, at this point, I think they’ve just decided to use up their vacation days before the 20th. Let’s take a look at who resigned.

Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation, who stood beside President Trump while he praised the white supremacists who brought mayhem to Charlottesville as ‘Very fine people’. Chao, who of course is married to Mitch McConnell accomplished virtually nothing to improve or maintain the country’s infrastructure during her tenure and instead focused on weakening greenhouse gas rules and supporting her father’s shipping business with many public appearances and trying to cut funding and loan guarantees from competing, American, shipping companies. Her father made a gift to Chao and her husband valued, according to Federal disclosures, at between $5 million and $25 million. She was being investigated by the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General over whether she gave preferential treatment to projects in Kentucky – her husband’s home state. Trump ended that investigation by firing the Inspector General. Good riddance to that rat.

Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education who redirected millions of dollars of Coronavirus funds intended for public schools to private and religious schools. She also cancelled regulations intended to protect students from predatory practices. She cut the size of the team investigating abuses and fraud by for-profit colleges and then, to put the icing on the cake, appointed Julian Schmoke as the team’s new supervisor. Schmoke is former dean of DeVry Education Group, one of the organizations being investigated. in 2019, Devos unsuccessfully attempted to cut funds for the Special Olympics. This was her third attempt. DeVos took many other actions to reduce funding for public schools and public education and redirect it to private and religious schools. Her family is among the 100 richest in the country. Her brother, Erik Prince, is the founder of Blackwater USA. Good bye to this rat.

Who else has resigned…Mick Mulvaney, former chief of staff to Trump, Matthew Pottinger, Deputy National Security Advisor, John Costello, Deputy Assistant Secretary at Commerce, Tyler Goodspeed, Council of Economic Advisors, Stephanie Grisham, Melania’s Chief of Staff, Rickie Niceta, Social Secretary at the White House, Sarah Matthews, Deputy White House Press Secretary. I’m sure there will be more soon. It’s the nature of rats.