Trump expected to sign executive order to dissolve education department, reports say – live
Trump order to Linda McMahon expected to claim that department has failed ‘children, teachers and families’, ABC News reports
The White House announced that Donald Trump will sign executive orders at 2pm ET.
While they did not specify what he may sign, the president is reported to be ready to order the closure of the department of education. Expect a court battle to ensue, since the department was created by Congress in 1980, but Trump is attempting to use his executive authority to shut it down.
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