Trump Says Education Secretary McMahon Made Decisions on Mass Layoffs

The Department of Education fired more than 1,300 workers.
Trump Says Education Secretary McMahon Made Decisions on Mass Layoffs
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon arrives to President Trump's joint address to Congress in Washington on March 4, 2025. Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
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Education Secretary Linda McMahon decided who to fire in the mass layoffs announced this week at the U.S. Department of Education, President Donald Trump said on March 12.

“We’re keeping the best people and Linda McMahon is a real professional, very, actually very sophisticated business person, and she cut a large number, but she kept the best people. And we'll see how it all works out,” Trump told reporters during an appearance in Washington with Ireland’s prime minister.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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