DeVos on Trump’s vulgarity at rally: ‘I would probably use different language myself’
“I would probably use different language myself.” @BetsyDeVosED says to @savannahguthrie of Trump’s latest remarks at rally on Saturday night pic.twitter.com/hVATZyXaor
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Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Monday said she wouldn’t use the kind of vulgar language President Trump recently invoked to refer to a prominent news anchor during a Pennsylvania campaign rally.
“Well, I would probably use different language myself,” DeVos told NBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie about Trump using “a dirty word” to refer to the network’s Chuck Todd.
“And I think we all have an opportunity and responsibility to be examples to our kids,” she added.
{mosads}DeVos said the example set for children expands to “the president as well.”
Her comments come after Trump called Todd a “sleeping son of a bitch” during an event for Republican congressional candidate Rick Saccone on Saturday.
Trump has repeatedly referred to Todd, who has helmed “Meet the Press” since 2014, as “sleepy eyes.”
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