Twitter Users Slam Betsy DeVos For ‘Potential Grizzlies’ Comment

By Erika Haas

Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Education Secretary, is receiving heavy criticism on social media after saying that it should be up to states to decide whether guns are allowed in schools, adding that they can be used for protection against grizzly bears.

DeVos made the comment Tuesday night at her confirmation hearing. Democrat Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut, a known gun control advocate since the Sandy Hook shooting, asked DeVos her stance on guns in schools.

DeVos responded saying, “I think that’s best left to locales and states to decide.”

However, Senator Murphy wouldn’t accept the response and pressed harder, asking DeVos if she could provide a definitive answer on the issue.

DeVos then cited an elementary school in Wyoming that has a fence to keep out dangerous wildlife, such as grizzly bears.

“I think probably there, I would imagine that there’s probably a gun in the school to protect from potential grizzlies,” DeVos said.

Soon after, the hashtag #potentialgrizzlies went viral on Twitter as people tore into DeVos for her response.

DevVos’ reasoning for needing guns in schools? Why #potentialgrizzlies of course! #DeVosHearing pic.twitter.com/P7D9mJ59Gz

— Jemiaule (@jemiaule) January 18, 2017

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