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Shame on Trump, DeVos for using Philly girl to manipulate message on school choice | Opinion

In his State of the Union, Trump, a champion of charter schools, bashed "government schools," and offered Philly's Janiyah Davis a scholarship. The problem: Janiyah already attends a charter.

Janiyah, left, and Stephanie Davis of Philadelphia, listen as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.
Janiyah, left, and Stephanie Davis of Philadelphia, listen as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.Read moreAlex Brandon / AP