President Donald Trump’s Education Secretary Linda McMahon crashed a press conference held by Democrat lawmakers on Wednesday morning following a meeting with her where they expressed their concerns about the administration’s plans to dismantle the Department of Education.
Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) and at least ten Democrats met with McMahon after the Education Department fired approximately half of its staff, going from 4,000 workers to a little more than 2,000. The department previously explained that the cuts were largely for inward facing roles, not for staff involved in outward facing programs.
In the press conference following their meeting with McMahon, Democrats simultaneously attempted to skewer her efforts to downsize the department while also expressing gratitude for her willingness to meet with them and
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