Residents of Washington, D.C., are threatening to boycott Jos. A. Magnus & Co., a local distillery, over Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Elizabeth (Betsy) Dee DeVosNEA president says Azar and DeVos should resign over school reopening guidance The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - You might want to download TikTok now Former DeVos chief of staff joins anti-Trump group MORE’s stake in the business.

DeVos first revealed the holding in Jos. A. Magnus & Co., LLC in a January 2017 financial disclosure form she submitted after President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE nominated her for the Cabinet position.

Her investment in the company is worth between $500,001 and $1,000,000, according to the form.

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But some D.C. residents are now planning to boycott the Ivy City neighborhood distillery after the investment resurfaced during criticism of DeVos’s recent “60 Minutes” interview.

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

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

A damn shame. #DumpDeVos or you're not getting any business from me ever again, @DistrictMagnus. https://t.co/bodeOxdS7b — Eve Zhurbinskiy (@ezhurb) March 12, 2018

Well this is ironic for a business that's partially owned by @BetsyDeVosED. Adding you to my boycott list and more than a little disgusted. #drinkdc — dryhopped (@dimwitdoc) March 12, 2018

.@DistrictMagnus in tough spot here. People are definitely going to boycott as long as Devos owns a piece. Who knows if they have the $$ to buy her out. They could renounce but they'll incur the more vicious social media wrath from magas https://t.co/xiRc40Wxf6 — Barred in DC (@barredindc) March 12, 2018

Magnus attempted to distance itself from DeVos in statement to Washingtonian.

“Ms. DeVos is not one of our investors, although some members of her family are,” Thy Parra, Magnus’s marketing director told the magazine. “In any event, we’d love to have you stop by to sample some of our award-winning bourbon and gin!”

Talk of the investment resurfaced after an appearance DeVos made on “60 Minutes” on Sunday, in which she struggled to answer questions about schools that haven’t performed well under school-choice policies she has championed.

DeVos also wasn't able to answer a question about whether there were as many false accusations of rape and sexual assault as there are actual rapes and sexual assaults, and said she hadn't visited underperforming schools.