Randi Weingarten, the head of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), is not happy about Trump’s plan to shut down the Department of Education.
Naturally, she ran straight to far left MSNBC to complain.
The surprising thing, which you’ll see if you watch the video below, is that she and the MSNBC host admit that education is supposed to be handled locally, not by the federal government. You’ll also notice that Weingarten repeatedly talks about money and funding, which is probably what this is all about in the end.
She also pushes the tired Democrat talking point that this is all about tax breaks for billionaires.
The Daily Caller reports:
Teachers Union Leader Suggests Without Evidence That Trump Is Pulling Student Funding To Pay ‘Billionaires’
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten suggested without evidence Tuesday that President Donald Trump is snatching money away from funding public education to give to “billionaires.”
The Trump administration has reportedly begun drafting an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education (DOE) and direct Congress to pass legislation to officially dissolve the agency, after having repeatedly stated that public education should be managed by states. Weingarten claimed that Trump intends to use the money directed toward public schools and allocate it toward tax cuts for billionaires.
“Congress appropriates the money directly for these kids. Where’s the money going? Who’s taking it? Are they trying to take that money that kids get for tax cuts for billionaires? What’s going on? That’s why we have to see what they’re doing. It is illegal to take that money out of children’s mouths and give it to billionaires,” Weingarten said.
The AFT president further said the education system needs the federal government to make necessary changes.
Watch the clip below:
Randi Weingarten accuses Trump of taking teacher’s salaries and giving them to “billionaires” by cutting the Department of Education.
Teachers are paid through local and state funding, not federal.
Randi Weingarten also makes over $500,000 a year; the average for teachers is… pic.twitter.com/FR20RA91OO
— Media Lies (@MediasLies) February 4, 2025
Weingarten may be an ‘education’ official in name, but she is also very much a Democrat party operative. The teacher unions have been in bed with the Democrats forever. Putting her out of business would be great for American education.
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