Betsy DeVos, Elaine Chao Accused of Resigning to Dodge 25th Amendment Calls
Calls for Trump to have his presidential power removed through Section 4 of the 25th Amendment have mounted and such action would require Vice President Mike Pence and majority of the Cabinet to agree upon the undertaking.
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"Elaine Chao and Betsy DeVos aren't taking some brave moral stand by resigning now. They knew how terrible he was. By getting out now, they avoid the 25th Amendment debate," Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington said in a tweet.
"These cabinet officials aren't resigning over Trump's incitement of the riot," the group said. "They're resigning to duck their responsibilities under the 25th amendment. Chao, DeVos, they are all cowards."