WH Refutes Claims of Upcoming Trump Executive Order to Disband Department of Education – One America News Network

This statement comes in light of a report from the Wall Street Journal.

The piece implies that the 47^th president intended to instruct Secretary Linda McMahon to ‘take all necessary steps’ towards closing the department.

Only Congress possesses the authority to eliminate a federal agency.

Currently, Republicans hold 53 seats in the Senate, requiring the support of seven Democrats to proceed.

8:20 AM: A fresh report suggests that President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order aimed at abolishing the Department of Education.

The report indicates that Trump will leverage his executive authority to direct Education Secretary Linda McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department” as allowed by law, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, which obtained the preliminary draft.

“The attempt to control American education through federal programs and funding — and the unaccountable bureaucrats those initiatives support — has failed our children, our teachers, and our families,” states the draft order, which is marked as “pre-decisional.”

According to the Wall Street Journal, the order, which aligns with Trump’s goal to eliminate the federal agency, has been in motion since his return to the White House.

The draft order asserts: “The endeavor to manage American education via federal programs and funds – alongside the unaccountable bureaucrats those funds sustain – has yielded unfavorable outcomes for our children, teachers, and families.”

McMahon, confirmed to oversee the agency on Monday, sent an email to all staff discussing her goal of dismantling the agency, dubbing it a “momentous final mission.”

She indicated being “tasked… with achieving the elimination of the bureaucratic excess at the Education Department – a momentous final mission – swiftly and responsibly.”

The 47^th president had earlier remarked that he hoped his nominee would “put herself out of a job.”

In his 2024 campaign, Trump consistently told his supporters that he aimed to return to the White House to abolish the federal department.

“We will cleanse the government education swamp and stop the misuse of taxpayer dollars to indoctrinate our youth with messages that are not in line with your values,” he stated during a September rally in Wisconsin.

When he nominated McMahon to lead the department last November, he noted that she would be directed to expand states’ involvement in education policy.

Meanwhile, congressional Republicans have highlighted the dismal test scores nationwide as evidence that the Department of Education, which allocated nearly $268 billion last year, requires significant reform under McMahon’s leadership.

Currently, the U.S. ranks 20^th out of 41 nations in education, according to an analysis by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Since the onset of the COVID pandemic, test scores for American students have plummeted, with eighth-grade reading proficiency hitting its lowest point in over three decades of government data collection.

During her confirmation hearing, she informed the Senate HELP committee that the department’s dissolution “certainly does require congressional action,” but there are strategies to gain support from Republican lawmakers.

“We aim to ensure that we are presenting a proposal that our senators and Congress could support, which would lead to a more effective Department of Education,” she stated.

Additionally, significant programs such as Title I funding for low-income schools, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and Pell Grants will continue to be available, as promised by McMahon.

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