Dem lawmaker to Trump: If you want to see someone with a low IQ, look at DeVos

Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) on Monday used one of President Trump’s insults for a Democratic lawmaker to slam Education Secretary Betsy DeVos after her appearance on “60 Minutes.”

“Dear President Trump, if you want to meet someone who has an actual IQ problem (as opposed to just being black), meet your Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Rich, white, and dumber than a bag of hammers,” Huffman tweeted.

Dear President Trump, if you want to meet someone who has an actual IQ problem (as opposed to just being black), meet your Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Rich, white, and dumber than a bag of hammers. https://t.co/hrkNuF1OQW

— Rep. Jared Huffman (@JaredHuffman) March 12, 2018

DeVos appeared to struggle at times during her interview to answer basic questions about public schools’ performance, particularly in her home state of Michigan. Public schools there have gotten worse, interviewer Lesley Stahl pointed out, despite the school-choice policies DeVos has championed.

{mosads}DeVos, who was previously a major donor for Republican candidates and causes, was a controversial pick to lead the Department of Education due to her support for charter schools and tuition vouchers that use public funds. She was barely approved to lead the department, with Vice President Pence casting the tie-breaking vote in her favor.

Huffman’s attack on DeVos’s intelligence comes a few days after Trump labeled Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) “a very low IQ individual” during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

Waters has been a fierce and vocal critical of Trump’s rhetoric and policies. She was among 60 Democrats who voted in December to launch impeachment proceedings against the president. 

She said Sunday she’s not intimidated by the president’s attacks and vowed to continue her criticism of him.