Political analysts and observers slammed President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday for its latest attempt to dismantle a government agency.
On Monday, The Washington Post reported that the Trump administration made significant strides toward dismantling the Department of Education by assigning some of the agency’s grant portfolio to other departments. Some of those programs include a $28 billion program that supports K-12 education, and a $3.1 billion grant that helps students complete college, according to the report.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon has been a key ally in Trump’s mission to dismantle the Department of Education, which has been a target of conservative politicians for decades. The report indicates that McMahon has “vowed to work to dismantle it from within” and is working to find other agencies to carry out the department’s functions.
“This fall, she took a first step and moved career and technical education programs, including adult education and family literacy initiatives, to the Labor Department,” the report reads.
Political analysts and observers shared their takes on social media.
“Trump & McMahon are lawlessly trying to abolish the Department of Education & tear down public education in America,” Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) posted on X. “They know how unpopular this plan is—that’s why despite Republican majorities in Congress, they’re choosing to do this ILLEGALLY.”
“Dismantling the Department of Education without Congressional action is illegal,” Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) posted on X. “It hurts our students, including vulnerable kids such as those with IEPs, threatens the support they are provided, and harms the education they deserve. This will not stand.”
“This deeply unpopular administration lacks the votes in Congress to shut down ED,” Kevin Carey, vice president of education and work at New America, said in a statement. “That’s why Secretary McMahon is creating a bureaucratic Rube Goldberg machine that will waste millions of taxpayer dollars by outsourcing vital programs to other agencies. It’s like paying a contractor double to mow your lawn and then claiming you’ve cut the home maintenance budget. It makes no sense.”
“So to distract from his involvement in covering up a massive sex trafficking scandal, the president is going to…further dismantle the Education Department?” The Daily Beast columnist David Rothkopf posted on Bluesky.
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