Friend,

It's been a tumultuous month to say the least. On Wednesday, President Biden and Vice President Harris took their oaths of office, ending four years of chaos and cruelty. But before we talk about what we can expect from the new administration, let's fully close the door on Donald Trump and the people who eagerly carried out his agenda.

Following the deadly insurrection incited by Trump at the Capitol on January 6, resignations flowed in from a wave of administration officials, including Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, and Health Secretary Alex Azar (who had the audacity to complain about his rightfully tarnished reputation in his resignation letter).

The thing is, these individuals were integral to the crafting and execution of Trump’s harmful policies for the past four years, and their 11th-hour resignations are a classic case of too little, too late. The damage is done.

For example:

- Betsy DeVos used her role as the nation’s top education official to let for-profit colleges run amok while leaving student borrowers in the dust. In one of her first acts, she revoked protections for transgender students. She also refused a judge’s order to stop collecting on defrauded students’ loans. We join educators across America in saying good riddance to Betsy.

- And Mick Mulvaney? Before he became Trump’s chief of staff, he served as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). After only one year, Mulvaney’s agency had ended an investigation into a payday lender that donated to his campaigns, worked to thwart anti-discrimination protections, and attempted to defund the bureau itself. As head of the CFPB and as chief of staff, he’s been an eager participant in Trump's corruption. When Mulvaney had the power to protect working people, he instead deferred to special interests and the president. THAT’S his legacy.

None of these administration officials should have waited for a seditious invasion of the US Capitol to offer their resignations. If they really cared about America and its people, they would have resigned years ago.

Their actions are far too little, far too late. Their reputations will forever be tarnished. And we can’t say we’re sad to see them go.

But now, let’s turn our back on the disaster that was the Trump administration and shift our attention to the future as we usher in a new era.

On Wednesday, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, and Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first female, first African American, and first South Asian Vice President of the United States. They are assuming office during one of the most tumultuous times in American history, faced with a country divided, a raging pandemic, and an uncontrolled economic crisis. But we have every hope that they will put the needs of Americans first, work diligently to undo the Trump administration’s harm, and move this country forward toward a better tomorrow.

As the times change and we move into this new era, we vow to remain steadfast in our mission to root out corruption wherever and whenever it may appear.

-- Allied Progress

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