Plan to shutter Education Dept. ‘not going to happen’: Arne Duncan
by Sean Noone - 02/06/25 8:19 AM ET
Trump wants Education Secretary McMahon to ‘put herself out of a job’
Former Secretary Duncan said Trump’s plan doesn’t stand a chance
But there are ways Trump could ‘weaken’ the department, Duncan says
Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan said President Trump’s plan to eliminate the Department of Education is “not going to happen,” citing necessary congressional action.
“First of all, (the Trump administration) cannot eliminate the Department of Education,” he told “NewsNation Now,” on Wednesday. “That takes an act of Congress. That’s not going to happen.”
Duncan, however, stressed that the White House could still move to neuter the department.
“Could they weaken the department? Could they move functions to other agencies — to Health and Human Services, to the Labor Department, to Treasury? That is possible,” he said.
Trump is preparing to gut the Education Department to the full extent of his power, directing his administration to slash spending while pressuring employees to quit. Yet his promise to close the department is colliding with another reality: Most of its spending — and its very existence — is ordered by Congress.
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