BACKFIRE! Teachers union boss gives Trump's pick for Education Secretary the 'best endorsement ever'

Doug P. | 4:05 PM on November 23, 2016

Donald Trump has nominated Betsy DeVos to head the Department of Education:

Trump Announces Betsy DeVos As Education Secretary: https://t.co/6RUAb4C0cj by @mollyhc via @BuzzFeedNews

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) November 23, 2016

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten is very troubled:

Trump has chosen the most ideological, anti-public ed nominee since the creation of the Dept of Education. https://t.co/4NwFn5fzvx

— Randi Weingarten (@rweingarten) November 23, 2016

Well in that case, Dana Perino and Monica Crowley each found a single word to describe Weingarten’s grave concerns:

Excellent. https://t.co/8cRCANtG2a

— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) November 23, 2016

Cheers! https://t.co/hMMackDpMx

— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) November 23, 2016

Ha! Others agree:

What a terrific endorsement!!! https://t.co/QOtatFzDPy

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) November 23, 2016

https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/801515780697423883

Best endorsement ever. https://t.co/HhngIEN1Yi

— Jeremy Senderowicz (@jsende) November 23, 2016

AFT president "When school children start paying union dues, that’s when I’ll start representing the interests of school children." https://t.co/mryiquUmT1

— Doug Stafford (@dougstafford) November 23, 2016