When Donald Trump told that crowd to go march on the Capitol saying they needed to show strength, he set off an unprecedented chain of events. It’s led us to a moment in which just about everyone has had to make a decision: what’s the appropriate response to all this? 

On today’s episode, we’ll talk about US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's resignation and also put this moment into a historical context with presidential historian, Gleaves Whitney.

GUESTS:

David Jesse, reporter covering higher education for the Detroit Free Press

Gleaves Whitney, presidential historian and Executive Director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation

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