https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1907515578228597133Trump Education Secretary Linda McMahon Crashes Democrat Press ConferenceKatherine Hamilton 2 Apr 2025
President Donald Trump’s Education Secretary Linda McMahon crashed a press conference held by Democrat lawmakers on Wednesday morning following a meeting with her where they expressed their concerns about the administration’s plans to dismantle the Department of Education.
Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) and at least ten Democrats met with McMahon after the Education Department fired approximately half of its staff, going from 4,000 workers to a little more than 2,000. The department previously explained that the cuts were largely for inward facing roles, not for staff involved in outward facing programs.
In the press conference following their meeting with McMahon, Democrats simultaneously attempted to skewer her efforts to downsize the department while also expressing gratitude for her willingness to meet with them and work across the aisle.
“I will say, it was really refreshing to be able to sit in a room and ask our questions,” Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) remarked. “We are all very grateful that she took the time to respond to our letter and she allowed more questions that what we had planned for, which is a great sign, and we hope to continue the open lines of communication with her and we’re grateful for that.”
McMahon made an impromptu appearance at the press conference as Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) was answering questions from reporters. The lawmaker claimed that it is “very apparent that the Secretary is treating this as a corporate restructuring, and we want to be clear that the education of our children is not a corporate enterprise.” At the same time, Stansbury accused McMahon of operating “without a plan,” before noting that the mood in the meeting room was “very collegial” and thanking McMahon for her time.
Stansbury then saw McMahon and offered the podium to her to make a statement and said to the Secretary: “We’re extraordinarily grateful that the Secretary gave us the space to have these conversations, but with all due respect, madam, I think my biggest concern is that the states will not be able to protect the programs and services that you would like to devolve with them.”
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