President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order effectively dismantling the Department of Education by ordering EdSec Linda McMahon to take “all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return education authority to the states.”
Democrats, teachers unions, and progressives are of course freaking out over the decision and will likely start filing lawsuits within minutes of the signing event, which was held in the East Room of the White House
“Linda, you’re going to be presiding over something that’s so important,” the president told McMahon just moments before he signed the order.
🚨 @POTUS: Today, we take a very historic action that is 45 years in the making. In a few moments, I will sign an Executive Order to begin eliminating the Department of Education once and for all. pic.twitter.com/Y0pxNhBwUF
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