Betsy DeVos resigns in wake of Capitol attack
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has resigned, according to a letter obtained by ABC News Thursday night.
She is the second Trump Cabinet member to step down in the wake of Wednesday's storming of the Capitol, following Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao's resignation earlier Thursday.
In her resignation letter, addressed to Trump, DeVos cited the president's role in Wednesday's "unconscionable" attack on the Capitol.
"We should be highlighting and celebrating your Administration's many accomplishments on behalf of the American people," she wrote. "Instead, we are left to clean up the mess caused by violent protesters overrunning the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to undermine the people's business."
"There is no mistaking the impact your rhetoric had on the situation, and it is the inflection point for me," she added.
The resignation is effective Friday, according to the letter.
She joins a growing list of other Trump officials to resign following the Capitol breach.
-ABC News' Sophie Tatum contributed to this report