And tomorrow may well be today. Starting yesterday, as Democrats and the media shrieked over the dismantling of USAID, the Wall Street Journal reported that Donald Trump will soon issue executive orders that will functionally end most of the operations at the Department of Education. The White House has plans for legislative action as well, but Trump will gut the Dept of Ed while that process takes place.
Sen. John Kennedy offered this advice for Democrats: “Call someone who cares,” before warning him that Trump would come for the Department of Education next:
Pres. Trump could soon sign an executive order directing the secretary of education to dismantle the federal Department of Education, according to sources briefed on drafts of the order that have circulated among top administration officials. https://t.co/QEHHBoa9NO pic.twitter.com/5QoiMXh0Sr
— ABC News (@ABC) February 4, 2025
Trump’s team is still refining the EOs and scouting out the limits of executive power for dismantling the 45-year-old department, the WSJ reported yesterday, but action will come sooner than later:
The officials have discussed an executive order that would shut down all…
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