Betsy DeVos Prompts Calls For Boycott Of DC Distillery

WASHINGTON, DC -- Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos' extreme unpopularity is bad news for one local distillery where she acts as a "silent partner."

DeVos, who gave a widely panned interview to 60 Minutes in which she struggled to answer basic questions about U.S. schools, is a partial investor in Jos. A. Magnus & Co., a D.C.-based distillery in Ivy City that produces bourbon, gin, and vodka, according to an Eater DC report.

The distillery tried to distance themselves from DeVos, releasing a statement to the media stating, "Ms. DeVos is not one of our investors, although some members of her family are."

Some on social media were quick to demand a boycott over the revelation.

OMFG, @BetsyDeVosED is all kinds of trash. While we're working on impeaching her boss, let's make sure we don't line her pockets. DC, skip @DistrictMagnus - one of her investments - when you're looking for drinks. https://t.co/Kmujmd0yb1
— Mark Blacknell (@Blacknell) March 12, 2018

Betsy DeVos on 60 Minutes. Many don't know she is a (very) silent partner at DC's distillery @DistrictMagnus. I don't care how good their booze might be, I'll never buy it again after I found out the place helps line her pockets.
— Mike Lastort (@MikeLastort) March 11, 2018

The distillery is located at 2052 West Virginia Avenue NE and opened in 2015.

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