DeSantis Outlines Plan to Eliminate Four Federal Agencies if Elected President
- DeSantis wants to reduce the size and scope of government by eliminating the Departments of Education, Commerce, Energy and the IRS.
- If Congress does not cooperate, DeSantis plans to use executive authority to push back against "woke ideology" and leftism.
- DeSantis has previously called the IRS a "corrupt organization" and expressed support for abolishing it.
- The budgets for the Departments of Commerce, Energy, and Education in the current fiscal year are $109 billion, $160 billion, and $194 billion, respectively.
- DeSantis' plans for downsizing the federal government and fighting perceived left-wing bias have boosted his standing with conservatives as he distances himself from Trump.