‘We’ve Talked About It’: McMahon Confirms President Trump’s Intention To Dismantle Education Department

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Much to the delight of small-government conservatives and concerned parents across the nation, President Donald Trump has frequently hinted at his desire to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education.

During a recent Fox News Channel interview, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon was asked about the possible move, which could dismantle the agency she leads.

As The Hill reported, she confirmed that Trump “intends” to sign an order to do precisely that:

“I think he certainly intends to sign the order, and we’ve talked about it. He’s made it crystal clear since the time he was running for president that this is his intent,” McMahon told “Fox & Friends” in her first interview since getting confirmed earlier this week.

Trump was originally expected to sign such an order Thursday, but it did not come to fruition. The move could come as soon as Friday afternoon.

A draft order obtained by multiple outlets directs McMahon to do all she legally can to dismantle the department but acknowledges an act of Congress would be needed to completely abolish the agency.

When asked about who would control “woke” schools if the federal agency went away, McMahon said it would be up to the states.

“Truly up to the governors,” she said.

The proposal has sparked backlash, primarily from the left, even as many others celebrate the effort to rein in the federal bureaucracy and indoctrination they believe the agency represents:

The head of the House Education and Workforce Committee also recently announced his support for such an executive order, per Fox News:

“I support him in the fact that we need to abolish the Department of Education, return education to the states, especially for K-12, and gain control of the higher-ed institutions and make them work,” Chair Tim Walberg, R-Mich., said in an interview with Fox News Digital. “Whether we can abolish it or not is the question”

He pointed out that the Senate’s threshold for most legislation, which is 60, means Republicans could likely be forced to seek Democrat votes if a bill to abolish the department came to Congress.

“It takes votes. The president can do executive orders, but they’ll be limited in time and scope. The votes aren’t there, I would think, to totally abolish the department in the Senate, at the very least,” Walberg said.

However, the Michigan Republican signaled that Congress could still look at what kind of changes they could make.

“So what can we do to de-power, to reform, to replace in such a way that, for the time being, we’ll make the system work? I think that’s the question that we have,” he said.

Here’s what the president had to say about the matter during a recent White House press event:



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