While the Trump administration continues its full-court press on schools to re-open, they sent out Betsy DeVos to defend an indefensible cause. Either that or the education secretary did not do her homework prior to her appearance on Sunday morning.
CNN’s Dana Bash continuously pressed DeVos on basic questions about students, teachers, and parents’ safety from the virus and whether schools should closely follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines.
Although the interview extended past 20 minutes, it was clear DeVos had only a few talking points in her quiver, and she went to them often.
Bash asked DeVos multiple times if schools should follow CDC guidelines and the secretary repeated her answer using the word “flexible” several times while describing the health recommendations.