WASHINGTON
They stuck with President Trump through Charlottesville, Helsinki and Lafayette Square. They defended him through the Russian investigation and his impeachment. But now, with two weeks left in his term, some of Trump’s loyalists are quitting his administration.
Here’s a look at who has left so far, and we’ll be updating this page if more people resign.
Betsy DeVos
(Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press)
DeVos has led the Department of Education since the beginning of Trump’s term. She announced her resignation Thursday.
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In a letter to the president referring to the mob violence at the Capitol on Wednesday, she wrote that “there is no mistaking the impact your rhetoric had on the situation, and it is the inflection point for me,” according to the Wall Street Journal. On Twitter, DeVos wrote that “the peaceful transfer of power is what separates American representative democracy from banana republics.”
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A man looks at a Xiaomi Tv at the Chinese technology company Xiaomi booth at the China National Convention Centre in Beijing on September 3, 2020.
(PC-AFP/Wang Zhao)
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. s market value breached past the $100 billion mark on December 23, giving a reason for founder Lei Jun to rejoice. The Chinese firm has been looking to cross the figure since it listed two years ago.