Trump Says He Could Work With Congress to Dismantle the Department of Education

The president says his secretary nominee, Linda McMahon, will be expected to move all of its functions to states.

U.S. Department of Education building in Washington on July 6, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

President Donald Trump said on Feb. 4  that he could work with Congress and the teachers’ unions to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, although he also has not ruled out attempting that same action by executive order.

“There are some people that say, I could,” Trump said in response to a question about whether he could dismantle the department via an executive order.