Why can't Betsy DeVos give a direct answer to a direct question?
The Washington Post. By Valerie Strauss
...DeVos was on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to testify about her department's policies and priorities before the House Committee on Education and Labor and was asked repeatedly to provide yes-or-no answers to questions. She rarely did.
...In some cases, her responses skirted the actual question as she attempted to change the subject. When Rep. Donald W. Norcross (D-N.J.) tried to get her to directly answer questions about whether she supported coercing teachers to leave their unions, she said her interest was in helping teachers develop in their profession.
...Norcross repeatedly asked DeVos about efforts by anti-union organizations to coerce teachers to leave or not join unions. She did not directly answer, leading him to say:
NORCROSS: Do you still believe in that? It's a very simple question. It's not multiple choice. It is a yes or no.
DEVOS: It is a very simple answer .?. .
NORCROSS: .?.?. We are trying to ask questions and get answers, and that's the way we work together. When you start answering something I did not ask, that is very disrespectful.