Education Secretary Linda McMahon Says Mass Layoffs Are ‘First Step’ Toward Eliminating Agency: ‘Not Taking Away Education’
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said massive layoffs Tuesday were the “first step” toward accomplishing President Trump’s goal of eliminating the agency — and insisted the cuts won’t affect educational programs.
McMahon, during an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, was asked if the termination of nearly half of the department’s 4,000-person workforce was part of a broader plan aimed at a “total shutdown” of the federal agency.
“Yes – actually, it is,” the 76-year-old responded.
“That was the president’s mandate,” McMahon added. “His directive to me clearly is to shut down the Department of Education.”
The World Wrestling Entertainment co-founder said the Trump administration understands that it will have to “work with Congress” to accomplish the president’s goal, but that Tuesday’s “reduction in force” plan is key to eventually abolishing the department.
“What we did today was to take the first step of eliminating what I think is bureaucratic bloat,” McMahon said. (Read more from “Education Secretary Linda McMahon Says Mass Layoffs Are ‘First Step’ Toward Eliminating Agency: ‘Not Taking Away Education’” HERE)
