Trump Set to Sign Executive Order to Completely Tear the Education Department Apart

Donald Trump is reportedly close to signing a dismantling executive order.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Trump’s advisors are considering actions to dismantle the department to achieve the goal of the Department of Government Efficiency, which is aimed at reducing the size of the government.

ABC News reported that top officials in the administration had been briefed by sources on the draft order.

The outlet reported that the proposed order would require the Education Secretary to submit a deconstruction proposal and Congress to pass legislation abolishing the department.

The Washington Post reported that the draft order acknowledges that only Congress can shut down the Department and directs it to start reducing itself.

Politico reported that Trump will sign the order this month. It outlines a two-part plan to close the agency.

The outlet reported that the order would be expected to create a plan for winding down the department using administrative authority already in place. It would also ask the agency to inventorize a complex set of laws necessary to delegate its powers to other agencies, and finally close the department.

GOP legislators admit they do not have enough support to pass legislation closing the department.

Politico and The Post reported that DOGE representatives continued to work at the Education Department’s headquarters on Monday, seeking access to agency records.

Trump ran a campaign on education reform, and he suggested closing the Department of Education. It was elevated to Cabinet status in 1980. He said that education is the responsibility of each state.

Linda McMahon, Trump’s nominee for education secretary, has yet to be confirmed by the Senate. Politico reported an executive order that would dismantle the department might put McMahon in a difficult situation to answer questions regarding the president’s agenda.

One person told the outlet, “Common sense tells me that they won’t be doing this until the secretary has been confirmed.”

“That’s partly politics, but there will be deadlines in that executive order. The secretary is going to need every day to meet those deadlines. To start the clock on her before she can start working on it, common sense tells me they wouldn’t do that to her.”