The backlash against DeVos’s comments come as White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has responded to criticism over a series of photos showing her kneeling on a couch in the Oval Office with her shoes on in the middle of President Trump’s listening session with the presidents and chancellors of HBCUs. In her response, Kellyanne Conway repeatedly used the wrong acronym to refer to the HBCUs.

Kellyanne Conway: “I was asked to take a certain angle and was doing exactly that. I certainly meant no disrespect. I didn’t mean to have my feet on the couch. I just want people to focus on the great work of the HCBU presidents.”