And they also know their plan to get rid of the department is deeply unpopular. It could never pass Congress, even even with Republicans in control of both chambers. Two thirds of all Americans are opposed to shuttering the Department of Education. So instead of listening to the American people or working with Congress on reforms and new legislation to actually help students, Trump and McMahon have done everything they possibly can to shutter the department on their own. (01:23–01:29)
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